Hurricane Sandy impacts on Cape Hatteras (North Carolina), 2012 National Wetlands Inventory Classification

• Main Authors: Jones, William R, Spear, Kathryn A, Dugas, Jason L, Lichtenberg, Dennis
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2017
• Subjects: Barrier Islands; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/f78p5xp1; https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/58877971e4b02e34393bec1e

In the face of sea level rise and as climate change conditions increase the frequency and intensity of tropical storms along the north-Atlantic Coast, coastal areas will become increasingly vulnerable to storm damage, and the decline of already-threatened species could be exacerbated. Predictions ab...