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Hurricane Sandy moved a house from barrier island to estuary

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
A view from a boat shows a house that was moved into estuary waters during Hurricane Sandy.
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Hurricane Sandy moved a house from barrier island to estuary, in this case into Barnegat Bay, NJ. Waves from extreme storms do the same with barrier island sediment.

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Public Domain.