Palm Beach County Experiences Extreme Erosion from Tropical Storm Noel
November 1, 2007 5:48 pmFiled in Surveying
Tropical Storm Noel passed along the South Florida Coast today, wreaking havoc on the already battered beaches. GlobalMind On-Site crews were on the scene surveying the damage with a precision 3-D laser scanner. At the same time our digital mapping group compiled historical aerial photographs dating back to 1957 to document the changes to the beach. The images shown here are the product of today’s work.
The first image shows the beach eroded under the Ocean’s Edge at Singer Island condominium in Riviera Beach. There is a shear 20 foot drop from the level of the building and the beach below. The ocean has begun taking sand from underneath the building.
The second image shows the beach as it was in 1957, 1979, 1995, 1999, 2005, June 2007 and today. The beach has lost 215 feet since 1957 and 65 feet since June. Much of those loses are a result of Tropical Storm Noel moving north, parallel to the Florida Coast.
Thanks to the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for providing historical aerial photographs.
