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Title: Hurricane Storm Surge Destroys Beach House
Caption: Coastal erosion, combined with rising sea level, make beach houses such as this one highly vulnerable to storm surge from hurricanes and extratropical cyclones. (Don Klumpo/Getty Images Inc.)
Keywords: coasts, coastlines, shores, shorelines, oceans, atmosphere, hurricanes, storm surges, waves, beaches