NBC Miami examined how 2022’s Hurricane Nicole compounded the beach erosion left by Hurricane Ian just six weeks earlier, stripping away the dunes that serve as Florida’s first line of defense against storm surge. The piece featured Miami Waterkeeper’s tree-planting work on Virginia Key, where CEO Dr. Rachel Silverstein explained that native trees “block waves and slow down waves during storms” while also cleaning water, sequestering carbon, and providing habitat.
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