Louisiana’s coast loses barrier islands the way other states lose sand dunes: gradually, then all at once. Grand Isle is the ...
Anna Maria Island on Florida's Gulf Coast is a barrier island spanning seven miles of white-sand beaches, turquoise waters, and sunny skies. On the southern tip lies Coquina Beach, an uncrowded ...
From Miami Beach to Melbourne Beach, from Marco Island to Captiva, barrier islands are Florida’s postcard paradises. They are also narrow strips of sand that, by definition, take the full brunt of ...
MANALAPAN, Fla. — In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Floridians on the east coast are watching closely the devastation and recovery that's occurring on the west coast's barrier islands. Many people ...