Mexico Beach was nearly wiped off the map when Hurricane Michael hit on Oct. However, we've all seen how destructive a major hurricane can be on our coasts. So it's going to largely be dependent on where sea level is and the quantity of sand sources available to be used."ĭuring Tropical Storm Eta, some parts of Sunset Beach lost 15 feet of dunes.Įta was only a tropical storm, and the damage was substantial. "But for now, we've been able to sort of maintain our current level with just replacing sand. "I think it's probably going to have to be a combination over time," Bishop said. "Are we going to have to adapt to beach erosion? Or is Florida just going to have to keep putting the sand back in?" Paluska asked. The difference is no homes are currently in danger of getting swept out to sea.īishop said as long as the sand renourishment projects continue, he doesn't see Florida losing its beaches. Passage Key, Pass-a-Grille, Sunset Beach, Treasure Island, and Honeymoon Island are all hotspots that have similar erosion as the Outer Banks. There's a couple in Sunset Beach and Treasure Island where there's like a little bit of a patio sticking out to the dune, but not to the extent where we're talking about, you know, homes falling into the Gulf." "There are structures that are getting very close to the water. "I wouldn't say to that extent," Bishop said. "Are we seeing anything similar to what is happening in the Carolinas with our coastal erosion?" Paluska asked. So it would take 11,666 dump trucks full of sand to replace it. A cubic yard is 3-feet-by-3-feet-by-3-feet, and a dump truck carries 12 cubic yards. To put how much sand that is into perspective. John Bishop, Coastal Management Coordinator for Pinellas County, told ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska. "In this area in Pass-a-Grille, we've lost about 140,000 cubic yards since the last renourishment project," Dr. Known for soothing waves, great fishing, and beautiful dunes, Pass-a-Grille Beach, last renourished in 2014, is considered critically eroded. We teamed up with them and learned that beaches on the West Coast of Florida have similar, if not worse, erosion as Rodanthe. Our national partner Newsy investigated how bad the problem is in North Carolina. The house on a beach in Rodanthe is one of three that succumbed to erosion. PINELLAS COUNTY - According to a June report by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, more than half of the 825 miles of coastline they surveyed are critically eroded.Įarlier this year, you might remember seeing the unbelievable videoof a home collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean in the Outer Banks.
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