USGS predicts coastal change from Hurricane Sandy

The USGS has already released a series of maps predicting how Hurricane Sandy will have caused rapid coastal change along sensitive sections of the USA East Coast.  Look at the maps on their website and see how the predictions correlate as they release the actual datasets:

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/sandy/coastal-change/

According to the USGS well over 90% of key parts of the coast will very likely suffer from dune erosion as a result of the Hurricane.

Percentage of sandy coast very likely (probability > 90%) to experience coastal change during Hurricane Sandy landfall.

	Collision (dune erosion)	Overwash	Inundation
Long Island, NY	93	12	4
New Jersey	98	54	9
Delmarva	91	55	22