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Two decades of hurricanes change coastal ecosystems: increase algae blooms, fish kills, dead zones
Hurricane Matthew led to increased nutrients flowing into North Carolina's Neuse River estuary.
Credit: NASA
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The coastal impacts from Hurricane Matthew were so large they could be seen from space.
Credit: M.L. Parker, UNC-Chapel Hill
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During Hurricane Matthew, floodwaters washed material on land into the Neuse River estuary.
Credit: B. Abare, UNC-Chapel Hill
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Nutrients in hurricane floodwaters lead to algae blooms like the one pictured here.
Credit: Pamlico Riverkeeper, Heather Deck
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After hurricanes, scientists took samples of flooded rivers to see how the waterways had changed.
Credit: Christopher Osburn
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To assess Hurricane Matthew's consequences, researchers spent weeks on the Neuse River estuary.
Credit: M.L.Parker - UNC, Chapel Hill
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