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Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise:
A Preliminary Database for the U.S. Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico
Coasts
U.S. Geological Survey
Digital Data Series - 68 |
Figure 2. Rodanthe,
North Carolina, during the "Halloween Storm" of 1991.
The low coastal slope, barrier island geomorphology, small tidal
range, and large waves make this high vulnerability area
particularly susceptible to flooding and overwash. (Photo
courtesy of H.C. Miller, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.) |
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