GG130 Coastal Hazards

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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

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Seawall effects, Punalu‘u O‘ahu

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/squeeze3.jpg

Seawall effects on natural habitats

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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

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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 JohnFleck, FEMA

Comparison oftypical ocean surfacetemperature (above)with El Niño anomaly(below)

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