Long-buried seawall protected homes from Hurricane Sandy’s record storm surge
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 16 July, 2013
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Two beachfront communities in New Jersey were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, but one fared much better than the other thanks to a long-forgotten seawall buried beneath the sand. Coastal engineers and geoscientists say the finding illustrates the need for multi-levels of beach protection in oceanfront communities....