Using information in Figures 1 and 2, suggest what might have been done before December 1992 to diminish the property losses of the storm
What will be an ideal response?
Building more groins along the beach to the southwest would have trapped sediment carried by longshore currents to widen the island rather than erosion that made the coastal area more vulnerable to storm damage. Sand could have been added to the beach to replace the sand that was eroding away in order to maintain a wide beach in front of the homes; the storm may have still caused considerable erosion but may not have caused breaches in the barrier island or erosion all of the way back to where the homes were located. Sea walls could have been built in front of the homes.
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