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The northern end of Little Talbot Island

Detailed Description

The northern end of Little Talbot Island illustrates the processes of overwash and dune erosion due to Hurricane Irma. The low-lying sand spit near the top of the image overwashed due to high surge and waves while the dunes to the south show scarping indicative of dune erosion. Predicted probabilities of dune erosion and overwash were 98% and 73% for this location.

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Public Domain.