Preliminary Pinellas beach erosion report by Dr. Ping Wang of USF’s Dept of Geology

[MadPixelPusher]

Pinellas County Beaches during Tropical Storm Debby, June 25, 2012 and June 26, 2012. Initial Field Observations during the Storm by Ping Wang of USF’s Dept of Geology. The report contains photographic documentation of the extent of storm damage, with commentary.
http://www.pinellascounty.org/environment/coastalMngmt/pdfs/Beaches-Tropical-Storm-Debby.pdf

 

[G.I.B.]

The sad part is now they will spend millions upon millions of our tax dollars to put the sand back.

So mother nature can move it around again, so they can put it back, so nature can move it around again, so they can put it back-

Gee, I wonder why they are called barrier islands?