Breaching the beach: The shoreline of Chatham, Mass., has been battered and reshaped by potent Atlantic winds and waves for centuries. This series of photos shows the barrier beach in 1985 (top), 1986 (middle), and 1995 (bottom), before and after a winter nor’easter
created a new inlet. Improved understanding of how
shorelines change over time can help coastal managers to better plan development and respond to recurrent or episodic threats. (Top Two: Duncan Fitzgerald, Boston University Bottom: Joseph R. Melanson of skypic.com.)[back]
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