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  • Aerial of homes on brink of destruction, Rodanthe, Hatteras Island, North Carolina Aerial of homes on brink of destruction, Rodanthe, Hatteras Island, North Carolina
  • Sequence of beach erosion endangering large house, Rodanthe, Hatteras Island, NC. House was moved; others destroyed. Sequence of beach erosion endangering large house, Rodanthe, Hatteras Island, NC. House was moved; others destroyed.
  • House on Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Island near Rodanthe, NC with dunes washed away and left condemned, standing in surf. House on Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Island near Rodanthe, NC with dunes washed away and left condemned, standing in surf.
  • South Nags Head, NC, after strong storm eroded up to 70 feet of beach. South Nags Head, NC, after strong storm eroded up to 70 feet of beach.
  • Houses along South Nags Head, NC, shore after series of storms in late 2009, lost shoreline up to 70 feet at this location. Houses along South Nags Head, NC, shore after series of storms in late 2009, lost shoreline up to 70 feet at this location.
  • South Nags Head, NC, after strong storm eroded up to 70 feet of beach. South Nags Head, NC, after strong storm eroded up to 70 feet of beach.
  • US Coast Guard photo of Mantolokingm New Jersey, after Hurricane Sandy (public domain, courtesy use) US Coast Guard photo of Mantolokingm New Jersey, after Hurricane Sandy (public domain, courtesy use)
  • Coastal flooding on high tides at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD, Chesapeake Bay. Coastal flooding on high tides at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD, Chesapeake Bay.
  • Women dejectedly surveys damage from hurricanes, Stuart, Florida. Women dejectedly surveys damage from hurricanes, Stuart, Florida.
  • Girls wade out to get laundry before higher tides reach the clothes, North Tarawa, Kiribati, during King tides, 2011. See Islands. Girls wade out to get laundry before higher tides reach the clothes, North Tarawa, Kiribati, during King tides, 2011. See Islands.
  • Acqua alta, high tide flooding, on Piazza San Marco, Venice, a recurring issue and spur to making lagoon tide barrier. Acqua alta, high tide flooding, on Piazza San Marco, Venice, a recurring issue and spur to making lagoon tide barrier.
  • Tide gate on Thames River just downstream of main part of London, guards against very high tides and storms. Inreasingly used. Tide gate on Thames River just downstream of main part of London, guards against very high tides and storms. Inreasingly used.
  • Tide Gate on the Thames, bult in 1984 is now being closed more often due to rising sea making higher tides Tide Gate on the Thames, bult in 1984 is now being closed more often due to rising sea making higher tides.
  • Southeast part of the crowfoot Delta Southeast part of the crowfoot Delta, with bayous and wetlands being swallowed up by sea level rise and subsidence due to oil drilling; South Pass, one of the main channels of the Mississippi, in distance.
  • South Pass South Pass, main shipping lane of the channelized Mississippi River at the south end of the crowfoot Delta, with bayous and wetlands being swallowed up by sea level rise and subsidence due to oil drilling.
  • CLIMATE photographs for use by US Senate Rising waters and increasing erosion of Chesapeake Bay are eating away at the cemetery in Hoopersville MD which includes War of 1812 soldier graves.