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PLUM ISLAND SATELLITE PHOTOS YEARS 2007, 2005 & 1995

 

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Plum island Center Island 2007 satellite photo

Showing substantial (150') coastal dune loss compared to the 2005 photo.

 

Cause

2006 and 2007 spring nor'easter's and the Plum Island

Foreshore Beach profile starved for sediment due to lack of

dredging and near shore disposal creating an erosional Hot Spot

at the center island portion of Plum Island.

 

Erosion

A simple mathematical equation, more sand leaving an area than arriving.