People watch waves at the beach as Hurricane Dorian makes its' way north, in St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Just months after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a $16 million project to restore sandy beaches in Jacksonville, Florida, Hurricane Dorian is about to pound them again, illustrating the uphill battle that American coastal cities face in protecting their most valuable asset.
The hurricane, which has already caused devastation and at least five deaths in the Bahamas, is forecast to cause some erosion at about 80 percent of the sandy beaches between Florida and North Carolina as it curves northward this week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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