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The
barrier islands that make up the Outer Banks of North Carolina are composed of
sand. This sand is in near constant movement, resulting in an ever-changing
shoreline—a process witnessed by anyone who observes the beach on a regular
basis. The normal action of winds, waves, tides, and storms reduces the depth
of the beach and erodes the dunes. Long-term records have documented the loss of
shoreline along parts of Bogue Banks between 1936 and 1994 to be 120 ft.,
averaging 1 to 3 feet per year. As these islands change from uninhabited to
populated, the erosion part of shoreline dynamics becomes an issue.
The
barrier islands that make up the Outer Banks of North Carolina are composed of
sand. This sand is in near constant movement, resulting in an ever-changing
shoreline—a process witnessed by anyone who observes the beach on a regular
basis. The normal action of winds, waves, tides, and storms reduces the depth
of the beach and erodes the dunes. Long-term records have documented the loss of
shoreline along parts of Bogue Banks between 1936 and 1994 to be 120 ft.,
averaging 1 to 3 feet per year. As these islands change from uninhabited to
populated, the erosion part of shoreline dynamics becomes an issue.