Dramatic photos show how deadly Hurricane Milton changed Florida's coastline. Some sections of the iconic beach are now split in half.
Amazing images show the newly displaced coastlines of Sanibel and Captiva Islands off the coast of Cape Coral after Mother Nature destroyed them.
“When a storm like Milton moves onto the coast, it pushes sand and water much further inland than we're used to. But we're also seeing so many storm surges that it pushes things back. When you start to do that, everything starts to reverse and push back,” Cody Blood, a meteorologist with the Fox Prediction Center, told the Post.
Satellite images of Sanibel Island appear to show brown and white plumes along the coastline, but the area is actually just sand, dirt, and sediment that is being redeposited into the bay. Brown explained.
Brown said shifting sand along the coast is a typical phenomenon during storms, and the brownish tint seen in the images is normal, given the large amount of soil that storms move. Ta.
“If you look at the coastline, it looks like there's a little bit more sand in that area, which makes sense since back-to-back storms Helena and Milton are pushing that sand further inland,” said Brad. he said.
“We won't see a lot of erosion, but we will see some kind of strengthening along the coastline because so much sand is being lifted up from the bottom,” Blood added.
The images also show some cracks on some of Florida's iconic beaches, likely caused by water flowing back into the bay after the storm.
“As the water is drained, new channels could be cut,” Blood said. “When water gets out, it tries to find any way it can get out.”
Dramatic images of Florida's new coastline come as experts warn Milton could change the state's shape forever as about 95 percent of the Sunshine State's beaches were predicted to be flooded in the storm It was published after.
“This is the most severe level of coastal change,” the U.S. Geological Survey warned, while “Milton's waves and storm surge” could cause “erosion and flooding” to 100% of the state's coastline. He said there is.
Agency officials warned that more erosion from Milton onwards is likely, as recent erosion from Helen has left the community even more vulnerable.
Hurricane Milton joins a long list of destructive storms that have altered Florida's coastline, including Hurricanes Ian, Irma, Matthew and Michael.
