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‘The perfect storm:’ Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weather

Graduate students Sophia Gutierrez and Elizabeth Royer conducting the quarterly beach survey after Hurricane Idalia. | Photo by: Ping Wang

‘The perfect storm:’ Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weather

By: Cassidy Delamarter, University Communications and Marketing

A Թϱ expert on erosion and coastal resiliency is working with Pinellas County to help identify beaches in need of nourishment following Hurricane Idalia, which washed away parts of the coast as it roared past Tampa Bay earlier this month.

“There are exposed seawalls that I haven’t seen in 20 years,” said geosciences Professor Ping Wang. “This stor