{"id":112332,"date":"2024-10-10T00:22:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112332"},"modified":"2024-10-10T00:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:22:44","slug":"hurricane-milton-threatens-to-wipe-out-floridas-west-coast-beaches-usgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112332","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Milton threatens to wipe out Florida&#8217;s west coast beaches: USGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Hurricane Milton remains a powerful Category 4 storm Wednesday morning and is expected to remain a major hurricane when the monster storm makes landfall along Florida&#8217;s west coast late Wednesday or early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/geology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">geological<\/a> scientists are painting a grim picture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida&#8217;s<\/a> west coast as Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/milton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milton<\/a> barrels towards landfall late Wednesday evening in a worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Milton, one of the strongest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hurricanes<\/a> in over 170 years of recordkeeping in the Atlantic, is taking dead aim at the state and will likely be one of the worst hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/disasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disasters<\/a> in U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">history<\/a>. Catastrophic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-storm-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storm surge<\/a>, destructive hurricane-force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooding<\/a> rain are all expected across the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/news\/national-news-release\/usgs-coastal-change-experts-warn-heightened-risks-floridas-west-coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) coastal change forecast<\/a> shows near-total devastation for the state&#8217;s sandy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/beaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beaches<\/a>. The agency said 95% are expected to be inundated (continuously underwater) and 100% will experience overwash and erosion. This is the most severe level of coastal change.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Overwash, a dangerous phenomenon in which water surges over sand dunes, is most concerning. With dunes already weakened by Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helene<\/a>, Milton could leave coastal communities exposed and vulnerable to flooding and storm impacts.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/tracking-hurricane-milton-florida?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HURRICANE MILTON CHARGES TOWARD FLORIDA AHEAD OF CATASTROPHIC LANDFALL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/gettyimages-612894996.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/gettyimages-612894996.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-612894996.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-612894996.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-612894996.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-612894996.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-612894996.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"People bike on the beach ahead of hurricane Matthew in Atlantic Beach, Florida, on October 5, 2016.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE \u2013 People bike on the beach ahead of hurricane Matthew in Atlantic Beach, Florida, on October 5, 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (JEWEL SAMAD\/AFP \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The significance of the coastal change forecast for Milton\u2019s impact to the Florida west coast cannot be overstated,&#8221; said Kara Doran, a USGS supervisory physical scientist working on the forecast.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This USGS coastal change forecast for Milton is a worst-case scenario, the agency says, that can provide vital insights to help emergency management officials make informed decisions.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/milton-storm-surge-forecast-tampa-bay-helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MILTON&#8217;S LIKELY RECORD-BREAKING STORM SURGE IN TAMPA BAY COULD SURPASS ANYTHING SEEN IN OVER A CENTURY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/marine.usgs.gov\/coastalchangehazardsportal\/ui\/alias\/ptc92024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">USGS coastal change forecast<\/a> will continue to be updated as Milton approaches land. Real-time coastal change forecasts for individual locations along the coast are available <a href=\"https:\/\/coastal.er.usgs.gov\/hurricanes\/research\/twlviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/hurricane-milton-florida-west-coast-beach\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Milton remains a powerful Category 4 storm Wednesday morning and is expected to remain a major hurricane when the monster storm makes landfall along Florida&#8217;s west coast late Wednesday &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112332\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}