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Hurricanes, Coastal Erosion and Beach Nourishment

Hurricanes, Coastal Erosion and Beach Nourishment

by Matt Conlin
This week, Wednesday, 11/30,  is the official end of hurricane season here in the US (hooray)!  Though off-season hurricanes do happen, it’s rare for them to strike the U.S. mainland.  That makes now as good a time as any to reflect o…
2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

by Bill Davis
As we start to enter the peak of hurricane season, usually mid August through mid October, thought it made sense to provide some coverage on hurricanes.Hurricanes are a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, a rotating low pressure system with no f…