The photos show the newly transformed coastlines of Sanbele and Captiva Islands off the coast of Cape Coral, after the devastation caused by Mother Nature. There appear to be brown and white clouds along the coast, but these areas are actually sand, dirt and sediment.
“As storms like Milton move offshore, they’re pumping sand and water inland more than we’re used to,” meteorologist Cody Braud of the Fox Forecast Center told The Post. “But because the storms are rising so much, and as they start to subside, everything starts to reverse and recede again.”
Braud added that the movement of sand along the coast is normal in the event of storms, noting that the brown colors visible in the images are natural given the huge amount of dirt that moves during storms.
The expert continued: “Just looking at the coast, it looks like they gained a little bit of sand in that area, which makes sense because they had successive storms, Helena and Milton, which were pushing that sand further inland. “You probably won’t see a lot of erosion, but you do get some sort of boost along the beaches because a lot of sand has been lifted off the bottom.”
The images also show some splits in Florida’s famous beaches, which can be attributed to water rushing back into the Gulf after storms.
“As the water drains, a new channel may appear,” Braud said. “As the water moves out, it tries to find any way it can to get out.”
The dramatic images of Florida’s new coast come after experts warned that Hurricane Milton could change the shape of the state forever, as it was expected that about 95 percent of the Sunshine State’s beaches would be submerged during the storm.
The US Geological Survey warned that “this is the most dangerous level of coastal change,” while saying that “Milton waves and their height” could cause “erosion and inundation” of 100% of the state’s beaches.
Hurricane Milton joined a long list of devastating storms that transformed Florida’s coast, including Hurricanes Ian, Irma, Matthew, and Michael.
Source: “The Post”
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