Oct 10, 2016
Hurricane Matthew’s Destructive Storm Surges Hint at New Normal
St Augustine, FL
Tybee Island, GA
USA
by
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National Geographic
Waves pound a pier on Pompano Beach, Florida, spurred by Hurricane Matthew. The state is ill-prepared for rising seas, experts warn. Photo: Gaston de Cardenas, AFP Getty
St. Augustine, the 511-year-old tourist town in northern Florida, was swamped by a record-breaking nine-foot storm surge, as was Tybee Island off Georgia, where high tide and the storm surge coincided to inundate the low-lying barrier island