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North Carolina
BY EMILY GRIFFIN, NORTHEASTERN GUEST STUDENT Nice big, boat ramps in North Carolina! On February 18, 2020, the Coast Systems Lab drove down to North Carolina to get sediment cores and find out more information about hurricanes that have occurred there in the past. The team included myself (Emily Griffin, a Guest Student), Ethan St.…
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Michael made landfall at Mexico Beach, Florida as a category 5 hurricane in October 2018. The storm resulted in 16 deaths and about $25 billion in damages. Bird’s eye view of Mullet Pond. Two of our study sites, Shotgun and Mullet Pond, are located ~63 miles from Mexico Beach. We are interested to see if…
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