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| 1994, 2004 Beach Images Juxtaposed on 2021 Google Earth Satellite Images. By Alberto S. |
Here is something cool. It is three Google Earth satellite images with beach images from 1994, and 2004 aligned over a background showing 2021. I received it from Alberto S.
Here is Alberto's email describing how he constructed the image.
I was reading your post today about the change that takes place over time and thought to look at google earth to find satellite images from previous years and compare them. The attached file has the most recent satellite image from 2021 compared to 2004 and 1994. I lined up 3 images using the entrance to John Brooks, Frederick Douglas and AIA as guides so they can be pretty much the same and then applied some masking in photoshop so I could place all 3 images in one photo. From what I can see the shoreline in 2004 is where the sand dunes are in 2021 and from what I remember detectorist can only detect from the sand dunes to the low water mark (not sure if i have this right) and that means that in this area and after some erosion detecting close to the sand dunes might provide better results. When you have some time, please let me know what you think.As I told Alberto, the images are pretty consistent with my memory. The hurricanes occurred of 2004 created a lot of erosion, but before the hurricanes the beach was cut back pretty far at times too. I remember one time before the hurricanes of 2004 when the beach was cut back almost to the condos just north of Brooks. If the images were at that spot, I could better compare them to my memory. Of course, the beach came and went back then too, so I don't know exactly when these images were produced in the various years. The beaches started to rebuild after the hurricanes, but I don't remember exactly when.
At one time before the hurricanes, maybe in the 80s or 90s, a concrete foundation appeared on the slope of the beach north of Brooks but south of the condos. Also, there was a line of pine stumps exposed in the shallow water. At that time, the beach was very eroded. The 2004 hurricanes eroded the beach at John Brooks all the way back to the walkover, which is no longer there.
Besides the beach growing eastward in recent years, the vegetation and dunes have been moving east as well. That can make it look like the beach is not as wide as it is now.
Some people don't realize how important the variations in beach levels can be. Knowing the history of a beach, both long-term and short-term (days, weeks, months, years, and decades), can be very helpful.
I should also mention that Brooks and Douglass beaches are different than the beaches of Turtle Trail and Seagrape Trail. The Vero area beaches are narrower and have a steep dune face at the back, while the Brooks and Douglass beaches are broad flat beaches.
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(NEXSTAR) – As the Atlantic basin enters peak hurricane season, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have updated their outlook to predict up to 20 named storms and 5 major hurricanes in 2022...
Here is the link for more about that.
NOAA predicts 3 to 5 major hurricanes in coming months | WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com
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Humans have long benefited from nature’s offerings. But beyond being an essential source of food, water and raw materials, the natural world can contribute to people’s overall well-being through a host of intangible effects — and, according to new research, there are many more critical connections between humans and nature than one might think...
Here is more about the benefits of nature on the human condition.
Nature can affect human well-being in many more ways than you think (msn.com)
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