As the mass clear-up from Superstorm
Sandy continues, forecasters are already warning of a powerful
nor'easter storm front coming in from the Atlantic next week.
The beleaguered coast line is expected to face 45mph gusts of wind mixed with snow and rain on Wednesday.
The
forecast has been greeted with dismay from beach erosion experts, who
fear even more damage to shorelines already decimated by Sandy.
In ruins: Orley Beach in New Jersey. The
forecast of another powerful storm on Wednesday has been greeted with
dismay from beach erosion experts, who fear even more damage to
shorelines already decimated
Flooding in Mantoloking, New Jersey. Sandy
destroyed hundreds of miles of sand dunes and protective sea walls along
the East Coast
Monday's devastating superstorm destroyed hundreds of miles of sand dunes and protective sea walls along the East Coast.
These
natural defences, now either non-existent or severly weakened, are no
match for another powerful storm, even one not on the scale of Sandy.
Experts
fear a new storm could, despending on the wind direction, flood
lowlands near the coast and worsen the extensive erosion already
suffered by beaches and sand dunes.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227316/Noreaster-hitting-week-bring-flooding-ravaged-coastline-defenceless-seawalls-dunes-washed-away-Sandy.html#ixzz2BGaSrzUI
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