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Coastal Communities Vulnerable To Next Big Storm

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Dunes along much of the mid-Atlantic coast are vulnerable to extreme erosion in a Category 1 hurricane, a U.S. Geological Survey report says…

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Predicting Hurricane-Induced Coastal Change, USGS

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