GG130 Coastal Hazards

GG130 Coastal Hazards http://picchore.com/incredible/not-going-anywhere-for-a-while/

http://geoinfo.amu.edu.pl/wpk/pe/a/harbbook/c_vi/images/Drx0011.JPG Norfolk, VA

http://www.trugreenglobe.us/img/coastal_erosion.jpg

Coastal erosion of bluff behind beach, Pacifica, CA http://solidearth.jpl.nasa.gov/IMAGES/cc1getty.jpg

http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2006/images/1204alaska_444_lg.jpg Sishmaref, Alaska

http://www.geographyalltheway.com/year8_geography/coasts/imagesetc/house_cliff.jpg

http://www.ingilizcesitesi.com/images/t.g.warm.pic.3.jpg Cape Hatteras, NC

Faroe Islands http://www.islandvulnerability.org/faroessumbacoastalerosion.jpg

http://www6.hawaii.gov/dlnr/exhibits/clp/Seasonal1.gif http://www.ew.govt.nz/PageFiles/1986/short1.jpg

http://www.mothernature-hawaii.com/images/beach%20erosion_diagram.jpg Beach loss due to seawalls

http://www.mothernature-hawaii.com/images/stabilize_unstabilize.gif Seawall effects, Punalu‘u O‘ahu

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/squeeze3.jpg Seawall effects on natural habitats

Beach nourishment, Miami, 1970s http://www.rakontur.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/mb-beach.jpg

Typical wide, gently-sloped, continental beach (Coco Beach, FL)

Condos not right on the water (Coco Beach, FL)

Vegetated coastal dune between buildings and beach, Coco Beach, FL

Boardwalk/bridge over coastal dune to prevent erosion, Coco Beach, FL

http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/images/wsci_01_img0105.jpg

http://www.accessthebeach.com/images/discovering_topsail/aerial.jpg Topsail Island, NC

Pawleys Island S.C. a typical meso-tidal barrier island after Hurricane Hugo http://strata.geol.sc.edu/MARINESEDIMENTS/BarrierIslands/Pawleys.jpg

http://www.beg.utexas.edu/UTopia/contentpg_images/gloss_barrier_island.jpg

http://www.beg.utexas.edu/UTopia/contentpg_images/gloss_barrier_island2.jpg

http://strata.geol.sc.edu/MARINESEDIMENTS/BarrierIslands/Barrierparts.gif

http://strata.geol.sc.edu/MARINESEDIMENTS/BarrierIslands/FloodDelta.jpg

http://geology.rockbandit.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-080912-ike-fire-02.jpg Galveston, TX after Hurricane Ike, 2008

http://geology.rockbandit.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/barrier-island.jpg

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/205748main_Hurricane_tracks_lg..jpg

http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/map-where-do-hurricanes-do-the-most-damage/map_lg.jpg

http://www.floridaits.com/Newsletters/2005/July/Graphics/2004-Hurricane-Tracks.gif

Photo by John Fleck, FEMA

Comparison of typical ocean surface temperature (above) with El Niño anomaly (below) http://geoinfo.amu.edu.pl/wpk/pe/a/harbbook/c_vi/chap06.html

http://www.gma.org/surfing/weather/2elnino.gif

http://www.ocs.orst.edu/reports/enso_pnw.html Galápagos Marquesas

http://www.ocs.orst.edu/reports/enso_pnw.html

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