The shoreline of Chatham, Mass., has been battered and reshaped by potent Atlantic winds and waves for centuries. These photos show the barrier beach in 1985 (top) and 1995 (bottom), before and after a winter nor’easter created a new inlet. Recent findings suggest climate change will increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which will increase the frequency and strength of highly destructive storms. (Top photo courtesy of Duncan Fitzgerald, Boston University. Bottom photo by Joseph R. Melanson of skypic.com)[back]
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