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Vilano Beach, Florida before and after Hurricane Matthew
Vilano Beach, FL: Dunes, decks and boardwalks swept away
Vilano Beach, FL: Dunes, decks and boardwalks swept away
Vilano Beach, FL: Dunes, decks and boardwalks swept away

Vilano Beach, FL: Low altitude oblique aerial photographs taken before Hurricane Matthew (Sept. 6, 2014) and after (Oct. 14, 2016) show that storm waves and currents eroded a 16-foot-high san dune, exposing old seawalls and washing away boardwalks and decks.

Vilano Beach, FL: Low altitude oblique aerial photographs taken before Hurricane Matthew (Sept. 6, 2014) and after (Oct. 14, 2016) show that storm waves and currents eroded a 16-foot-high san dune, exposing old seawalls and washing away boardwalks and decks.

Flagler Beach, FL before and after Hurricane Matthew
Flagler Beach: Highway A1A partly destroyed
Flagler Beach: Highway A1A partly destroyed
Flagler Beach: Highway A1A partly destroyed

Low-altitude oblique photography taken before Hurricane Matthew (Sept. 6, 2014) and after (Oct. 13, 2016) in Flagler Beach, FL, shows that waves washed away part of Highway A1A and obliterated a 5.2-meter (17-foot) dune.

Low-altitude oblique photography taken before Hurricane Matthew (Sept. 6, 2014) and after (Oct. 13, 2016) in Flagler Beach, FL, shows that waves washed away part of Highway A1A and obliterated a 5.2-meter (17-foot) dune.

Landsat 8 satellite picture showing the flooding from Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew Exacts Heavy Toll on Haiti
Hurricane Matthew Exacts Heavy Toll on Haiti
Hurricane Matthew Exacts Heavy Toll on Haiti

A week after Hurricane Matthew slammed through southwestern Haiti on October 4, 2016, Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager sensor provided dramatic documentation of the scope of destruction in the Caribbean country. 

A week after Hurricane Matthew slammed through southwestern Haiti on October 4, 2016, Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager sensor provided dramatic documentation of the scope of destruction in the Caribbean country. 

Videos

USGS Hurricane Preparedness
USGS Hurricane Preparedness
USGS Hurricane Preparedness

Before a hurricane, USGS Scientists undertake a data collection effort of a grand scale. They install a temporary mobile network of sensors along the coasts to collect additional data on the intensity of storm surge, one of the most dangerous elements of a hurricane.

Before a hurricane, USGS Scientists undertake a data collection effort of a grand scale. They install a temporary mobile network of sensors along the coasts to collect additional data on the intensity of storm surge, one of the most dangerous elements of a hurricane.

USGS Live Video on Hurricane Matthew
USGS Live Video on Hurricane Matthew
USGS Live Video on Hurricane Matthew

This was a Facebook Live Video conducted with USGS Hydrologist, Brian McCallum from the South Atlantic Water Science Center in Norcross, GA. The original URL for this Facebook Live video is at: https://www.facebook.com/USGeologicalSurvey/videos/1179388798773768/

This was a Facebook Live Video conducted with USGS Hydrologist, Brian McCallum from the South Atlantic Water Science Center in Norcross, GA. The original URL for this Facebook Live video is at: https://www.facebook.com/USGeologicalSurvey/videos/1179388798773768/

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