After years of 'storm after storm,' residents are bracing for what could be a disastrous winter.
Ocean Shores , a beloved coastal community in Washington, is in a race against nature as erosion from the ocean threatens to destroy homes and infrastructure. After years of "storm after storm," residents like Marshall Read, a city leader, are bracing for what could be a disastrous winter."We held our breath. Storm after storm after storm," said Read, describing the city's ongoing struggle to protect its eroding shoreline.
The construction of the North Jetty by the Army Corps decades ago, designed to protect vessels entering Grays Harbor, has disrupted the natural sediment flow along the coastline. While the Corps now dredges the channel to prevent ships from running aground, they are not addressing the larger problem of eroding beaches.
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