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Coastal and Marine Geology Program > Hurricane Impacts on the Coastal Environment

Soldier Key, 15 miles south of Miami Beach, was inundated during the passage of Hurricane Andrew. The home, associated buildings, and vegetation (shown two weeks before the storm in the photograph below) were severely impacted in a few hours, leaving the island devastated.
Soldier Key before Hurricane Andrew.
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