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Nature to the Rescue: Barriers to Storm Surge

By Ross Toro
published

One of the major impacts of hurricanes is storm surge -- the water that the ferocious winds of a hurricane push up ahead of it, which then inundate shorelines.

Storm surge protection infographic
Ross Toro
Infographics Artist
Ross Toro is a contributing infographic artist for Live Science. He specializes in explanatory graphics that deal with science topics. Ross is a former art director of the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and United Press International. He teaches Filipino martial arts when not dabbling in cartoons and animation.