[Wneighbor]

the houses were built away from the beach, and the primary threat was to the waste treatment plant, not the houses.

... uuuhmmmm... as someone who has lived most of my life in the country, I have to say that my wastewater system is not something I want to be in a primary threat zone! LOL

[Roccus]

Barrier islands move. They appear. They disappear. It's what they do.

[Bigs from the North]

we humans see the beach as a beautiful location, water and land together in the harmony of nature. We think it should last forever.

Mothere nature see the beach as the combat zone between the water and the land. ever changing, ever moving. Man may slow it down, redirect it for a while, but in the end, the water will win, get use to that idea.

In reality, if we humans would understand these simple facts we wouldnt build close to the shore and cry when is changes, we would leave it to nature to mystify us with the ever changing beauty and marvel at the ever changing movement of sand and see