The beach is a constantly changing place. The sands come and go. That's life. The state trying to stop it or fix it sounds as unrealistic as pissing on a forest fire.
Do you seriously believe all the billions in property damage along the shore should just be chalked up to "easy come easy go?"
Are you a greenie perchance?
I don't have a dog in that race, but IF there might be a method of reducing the danger of a hurricane, I'd bet dollars to donuts that people along the path would be willing to try to mitigate the billions of property damage they suffer in its wake.