Hurricane Damage Landscapes

Images of storm-damaged neighborhoods near coastlines, featuring debris and recovery efforts post-hurricanes, showcasing the impact on homes and infrastructure.

Fort Myers Beach, FL, USA--10/05/22--The destruction of Hurricane Ian is seen throughout Fort Myers Beach.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Hurricane Ike, Galveston Island, TX, September 20, 2008 Sand and debris cover the streets of neighborhoods next to the shoreline due to Hurricane Ike. Crews are working to move some of the debris so that residents may return to see their property. Galveston Island, TX, September 20, 2008-- Sand and debris cover neighborhoods next to the shoreline due to Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Ike, Galveston Island, TX, September 20, 2008 Sand and debris cover the streets in neighborhoods near the shore following Hurricane Ike. Residents are expected to return later in the week inspect their property. Galveston Island, TX, September 20, 2008-- Sand and debris cover the streets in neighborhoods near the shore following Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Damage in Holgate. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Fort Myers Beach, FL, USA--10/05/22--The destruction of Hurricane Ian is seen throughout Fort Myers Beach.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, September 30, 2008 Manufactured sand dunes have been exposed on the beach from high winds and storm surge from Hurricane Ike. They are designed to protect houses and land from sea winds and waves. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

120828-N-PC102-217GULFPORT, Miss. (Aug. 28, 2012) Storm conditions worsen in Gulfport, Miss., as Hurricane Isaac nears the Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to make landfall nearly 7 years after Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina

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Long Beach, N.Y., Nov. 23, 2012 The boardwalk at Magnolia Blvd. in Long Beach, N.Y. awaits repair after being damaged by Hurricane Storm Sandy. FEMA is working with various partners including federal, state local and tribal governments, voluntary faith-based and community-based organizations, along with the private sector, to assist residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Chris Kleponis/ FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-306-24. Hurricane Katrina

Mexico Beach, Florida, Destruction from Hurricane Michael is widespread seven months after the Category 5 storm hit the Florida Panhandle.

Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 18, 2013 With the support of a FEMA Public Assistance grant, work is nearing completion on the $19 million reconstruction of the Atlantic Highlands Marina. All of the piers and docks at the marina were destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. The borough-owned facility serves commuters to New York City as well as pleasure-boaters who moor their boats there during the summer months. Seastreak ferry service operates seven commuter ferries that travel between Highlands, Atlantic Highlands and New York City seven days a week. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Mitigation Efforts in Tuckerton. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

An aerial view of the City of Lencois Maranhense, Rio Preguicas, sea, Cabure, City, Barreirinhas, Maranhao, Brazil.

Coastal Storm - Cape May, N. J. , January 15, 2010 View of the eroded beach and damaged dunes on Ocean City's after the severe storm in mid-November. FEMA and the state of New Jersey are continuing kick off meetings which began in early January. Michael Medina-Latorre/FEMA. New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding Associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor'easter. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Captiva, FL, USA--October 29, 2022--Turner Beach at Blind Pass remains closed following Hurricane Ian.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Grand Isle, Louisiana - 26-HK-344-33. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Gulfport, Miss., October 4, 2005 -- A lone telescope remains on the beach in Gulfport, Miss. Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the Mississippi gulf coast.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Waste tour briefing. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

Dune Loss. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Mexico Beach, Florida, Destruction from Hurricane Michael is widespread seven months after the Category 5 storm hit the Florida Panhandle.

Biloxi, Mississippi, A sign on the beach advertises land for sale, suitable for condominiums. The remains of pre-Hurricane Katrina buildings are in the foreground. Luxury condominiums and casinos are replacing homes and small businesses as the Mississippi Gulf Coast emerges from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Aerial of Mantoloking New Jersey coastline damaged homes. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Cody Fonseca, Lafourche, LA, sets out for a day of crabbing. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Critical Incident Stress Management - Mississippi - 26-HK-140-114. Hurricane Katrina

North Captiva, FL, USA--October 29, 2022--Houses are damaged following Hurricane Ian.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Fire Island ranged in damage from Hurricane Sandy. At the time when this photo was taken, this area appeared quiet with a bit of construction equipment handling the hardest hit sand streets.

Erosion control efforts at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Erosion. Location: North Carolina. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: PEA ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Wider shot of land development next to the refuge. Subjects: Aquatic environments; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Environmental quality; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat conservation; Land development; Marine environments; Public access; Wildlife refuges. Location: Alabama. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Critical Incident Stress Management - Mississippi - 26-HK-140-257. Hurricane Katrina

Grand Isle, Louisiana - 26-HK-344-32. Hurricane Katrina

Boardwalk In Ocean Grive. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Mexico Beach, Florida, Destruction from Hurricane Michael is widespread seven months after the Category 5 storm hit the Florida Panhandle.

No Road.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Waste tour briefing. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

View of shore development and beach erosion, from visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Long Island, New York to announce grant to the Nature Conservancy and Long Island towns of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold for protection of habitat of endangered piping plover

Elevated Home survives Sandy in Bayville. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Beach erosion and condominiums, Naples, Florida.

New harbor construction in Pass Christian, Mississippi includes slips with modern utility connections.

Hurricane Dolly, South Padre Island, TX, July 25, 2008 Rooftops were blown off these houses on South Padre Island. Dolly came across South Padre Island with 120 mph winds but spared beach erosion as her winds whipped around and came in from the west hitting the cannal side hardest, as seen here. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sentinels in the Sand. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Fort Myers Beach, FL, USA--11/07/22--A generator is transported to Fort Myers Beach. Recovery operations continue after Hurricane Ian impacted the area on September 28.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Breezy Point, N.Y., October 29, 2013 On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, signs of life are returning to the burn zone, an area where 135 homes were destroyed by fire. Twenty to 30 homes are in different stages of construction as the neighborhood rebuilds. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sand Blankets Yards and Roads. Connecticut Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Mexico Beach, Florida, Destruction from Hurricane Michael is widespread seven months after the Category 5 storm hit the Florida Panhandle.

Floating debris has reached Black Sea beaches in Odessa, Ukraine. Environmental disaster caused by the explosion of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam, wide-angle

Army Corps of Engineers Residential Debris Removal Fire Island,. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

North America, USA, Florida, Lady Lake. Horrific tornado damage on modern homes and trees

011081609 After IKE-recovery. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Mobile Alabama - 26-HK-348-88. Hurricane Katrina

Bomb Cyclone Flooding on Cape Cod Centerville Hyannis Craigville Beach

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Absorbent material at beach. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Long Beach, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2012 Aerial view of damage to homes on Long Beach, New York as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Following the hurricane, a nor'easter struck the area causing more power outages and additional flooding. Andrea Booher/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Displaced boats are seen as Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team members conduct assessments for possible pollution threats from Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Oct. 31, 2022. Coast Guard marine environmental response teams are working closely with interagency partners to identify and mitigate environmental hazards after the storm. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Bonita Springs, FL, USA--November 4, 2022--Beach erosion and debris remains in areas from Hurricane Ian as cleanup efforts continue.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Repairs Continues for Atlantic Highlands Harbor. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Middle East, United Arab Emirates, Emirate of Sharjah. Sharjah beach. Closed beach forbidden with a fence.

A Quiet View on a Good Day. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aftermath - Miscellaneous - Aerial - 26-HK-49-163. aerial view of houses with damaged roofs. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans, Louisiana, September 18, 2005, A tree flowers amidst debris three weeks after the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina.

Damage in Ocean Gate NJ. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aftermath - Miscellaneous - Aerial - 26-HK-49-55. aerial view of damaged housing and docks. Hurricane Katrina

Replenishment of Beaches is Ongoing. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Brick Constructs Dunes in Advance of Storm. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Gironde, Lacanau, Lacanau-Ocean. Protection of the seafront against erosion and the retreat of the coastline

ESU New Orleans - IMATHcao - 26-HK-429-67. Hurricane Katrina

Elevation in Motion. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Ike, Galveston, TX, September 16, 2008 Aerial view along Seawall Boulevard after Hurricane Ike. Galveston, TX, September 16, 2008 -- Evacuees assisted by Texas Task Force 1, from Bolivar Penninsula, get off of a Blackhawk helicopter at the local airport after leaving areas severely impacted by Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Work Continues Around Storm Icon. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

South Amboy, N.J., July 30, 2013 Eight months after Hurricane Sandy, Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy N.J., still has damage to the park's walkway. Repairs scheduled for this and other Middlesex County parks are 90 percent funded by the FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Cody Fonseca, Lafourche, LA, sets out for a day of crabbing. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Breezy Point, N.Y., October 29, 2013 On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, signs of life are returning to the burn zone, an area where 135 homes were destroyed by fire. Twenty to 30 homes are in different stages of construction as the neighborhood rebuilds. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District along with contracting partners work along the shores of Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, September, 03, 2022, placing newly shipped in sand along with removed sand (tombolo) throughout the beach to help combat erosion that threatens Erie Harbor as well endangered species of birds that call Presque Isle home.

Debris remains in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Oct. 3, 2022.

Rapid erosion on the ocean-facing side of Cape Island at Cape Romain Refuge, SC. A prime loggerhead sea turtle habitat is being overwashed. Subjects: Erosion; Islands; Wildlife impacts; Wildlife refuges. Location: South Carolina. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CAPE ROMAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Seaside Heights, N.J., Jan. 16, 2013 State contractors have created piles of debris along the coastlines as a preparation measure for the removal process. Public Assistance category A, debris removal and category B, emergency protective measures are implemented to fund the work related to the hurricane damages. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-26. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Stations - 26-HK-333-59. Mississippi Coastal Recovery. Hurricane Katrina

Lavallette, N.J., Jan. 16, 2013 The damages to this boat and structures are extensive. FEMA funds debris removal under Public Assistance Category A debris removal from the affected areas. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Coast Guard aircrews assess the damages from Hurricane Ian in the Sanibel, Florida area, Sept. 29, 2022. Crews have been conducting search and rescue operations and assessing damage and potential pollution in the wake of the storm.(U.S Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Joey Feldman)

Edenville, Michigan, The aftermath of 2020 flooding on the Tittabawassee River, which breached dams and drained Sanford and Wixom Lakes. The flooding was blamed on poorly-maintained infrastructure and heavier rains resulting from climate change. Docks at Stryker's Lakeside Marina on Wixom Lake provide access only to the dry lakebed.

Mexico Beach, Florida, Destruction from Hurricane Michael is widespread seven months after the Category 5 storm hit the Florida Panhandle. Palm trees and flags mark the spot where a beach house was destroyed.

Floodwater covers a residential dock and dockhouse in the False River in New Roads, La.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-21. aerial view of destroyed houses and empty foundations along Gulf beachfront. Hurricane Katrina

Puerto Rico, 03/16/2018. Report after Hurricane Maria. Photo: Rob Zambrano. Archdc.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster visits the coastal areas of South Carolina most affected by Hurricane Ian aboard a South Carolina Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter assigned to 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. The purpose of the flight was to allow Governor McMaster to assess the damage on the coast between the Blue River-North Myrtle Beach and Georgetown-Charleston areas, as well as to meet with local authorities and emergency responders. Hurricane Ian made landfall in the proximity of Georgetown, South Carolina, just after 2 p.m. on Friday, Sep. 30, 2022, as a category 1 hurricane. The storm continued moving North-Northwest bound and became a post-tropical cyclone by the evening of the same day. Ian caused an estimated total of sixty-seven deaths in Florida, four in North Carolina, and none in South Carolina. Total-casualties totals will remain subject to changes as rescue and recovery efforts continue in all three states. The South Carolina National Gu

Traces of the Merbok Typhoon (autumn 2022), considered the "lifetime tempest" that devastated the city of Nome. End of the Iditarod. Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA

Mantoloking, N.J., Feb. 25, 2012 This house was washed off this foundation during Hurricane Sandy. The house still remains in the middle of Barnegat Bay. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Ike, Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008 Businesses that were allowed to build on piling in the Gulf of Mexico along Seawall Boulevard are destroyed and/or gone due to Hurricane Ike. The pilings with no structure on it is where Hooters previously stood. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA. Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008 -- Businesses along Seawall Boulevard are destroyed due to Hurricane Ike. The pilings with no structure on it is where Hooters previously stood.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Post Sandy Building. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Seaside Houses in Danger of Collapse from Sea Level Rise, Buxto

VIETNAM - RACH GIA - THE SPLASH OF A SEASIDE RESORT. Located west of the Mekong Delta, Rach Gia and the province of Kien Giang, of which it is the capital, are experiencing growing prosperity. This coastal city is being transformed into a large seaside resort to the point of competing with those of southern Thailand. Construction sites, construction sites, still building sites. We cut the trees along the sea to build a pretty seafront and shops. Discotheques, karaoke, restaurants and hotel complexes grow in the middle of nothing.VIETNAM - RACH GIA - LÉCLOSION DUNE STATION BALNÉAIRE. Située à lOuest du Delta du Mekong, Rach Gia et la province de Kien Giang dont elle est la capitale connaissent une prospérité grandissante. Cette ville côtière est en train de se transformer à vu doeil en une grande station balnéaire au point de vouloir concurrencer celles du Sud de la Thaïlande. Des chantiers, des chantiers, encore des chantiers. On abat les arbres qui longent la mer afin dy constru

Brant Jones, USACE infrastructure assessment team structural engineer and Rock Island District employee, looks over a damaged structure during an Applied Technology Council - 45, or ATC-45, infrastructure assessment on Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Oct. 29. USACE officials, along with local county officials, are supporting the state of Florida and FEMA by assessing buildings to ensure they are safe. The ATC-45 is an industry standard safety evaluation after windstorms and floods. Following the assessments, USACE forwards the information to the local county officials for them to make a final determination. In addition to infrastructure assessments, USACE is actively supporting other Hurricane Ian recovery efforts to include Operation Blue Roof, debris technical monitoring and temporary housing.

USA, Aerial view of Hurricane Isabel damage to Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Stratford, Conn. , September 1, 2011 An aerial view shows some damage incurred due to Hurricane Irene. Local crews work to repair roadways and make areas safe for residents in the area. Stratford, CT-September 1, 2011-- An ariel view shows some damage incurred due to Hurricane Irene. Local crews work to repair roadways and make areas safe for residents in the area.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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