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An Overview of Coastal Land Loss: With Emphasis on the Southeastern United States

USGS Open File Report 03-337

by: Robert A. Morton

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Figure 4b. Powerful storms such as Hurricane Eloise, erode beaches and destroy homes like these near Panama City, Florida that were built too close to the shore. From Morton (1976).
Powerful storms such as Hurricane Eloise, erode beaches and destroy homes like these near Panama City, Florida that were built too close to the shore. From Morton (1976).

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Coastal & Marine Geology Program > National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards > Open File Report 03-337

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