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Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches. Beaches in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are now ...
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Monster waves rearrange deep-water reefs
The pre-Sandy bottom is relatively smooth – almost like a sandy beach. But during Sandy, the deep wave patterns scoured the ...
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Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
When there's a lot of energy in waves and currents, beaches become flatter and narrower. Sand is pulled off the beaches and dunes and washed off offshore, where it forms sandbars. These sandbars ...