I’m an engineer Fla and I’m sick of these idiot developers building right up to the water and then looking for a handout when the inevitable storm comes and wipes it away. Stop building so close to the water!
I’d be blaming the city for allowing it! They need permits FIRST before they can build. So the city is responsible for building codes and permits to build.
@@FloridaGirl- Absolutely correct...! Oklahoma needs to do the same thing, tornadoes will continue to rip through there. Idiocy to build homes and businesses in that state.
You can build on the water it just needs to be elevated above 4.6 M. A basement floor that water can come and go at that elevation or a building with a strong foundation can survive these storms no problem. It’s expensive but engineering has it figured out. The people who rebuild as is with no elevation on the other hand I do not understand.
Many of these buildings were built a long time ago and were about two football fields away from the ocean. Leonardo arms (the first building shown) had a lagoon in front of it and then about a football field of beach. I get your point but it wasn't built right up to the ocean...some of the newer ones...that's another story!
Frankly, now no place is safe. Landslide threatens the hills. The valleys, get saturated, and the beach is no safe area. Climate change, now has human beings restless. Nature is doing us the same. It took enough from man, now it is "reciprocating" heavily too. We feel the many disturbing returns. Think about it. We share the bird's lifestyle. They run from weather, to where, and for how long. How different are humans lately, as it relates to environment. Too bad, industrial greed have us in this expected ongoing climacteric situation. The penny wise plot has sunken, all lives. Work material- money', become the least concern when catastrophe, hits. It is the least priority, as lives are detoured by our creative plight. Memories linger, ( pain stains, lives lost, future undecided, staggering devastation, end result, unimaginable cost). What a price to pay for endless financial, stupidity, driven by willful greed. Recall, they rebuffed, V.P. Gore , mocked scientist. Now we have everything kicking us in the face and pocket. Maybe,we ought, to rehash, his movie, and show his reward, so that, message awakens, the nayers. Wonder now, how greedies think. Eh!! Mercy, Lord, on all who is suffering.
Bad part is nothing natural about this. Weather modification that’s what it is. Evil mofos who want to wipe all of us out. Our lib just have to be miserable. And when will everybody wake up to this evil $h1T?
Thank you 😊 Everybody is find all kind reasons for where the.sand gone I live on a little island in the Caribbean And I.say the same thing construction and greed ruining our lives They destroyed the trees now they have.to build to match thier own destruction 😅😅 The beautiful sand.is a scarce commodity
If the earth wasn't warming the oceans wouldn't be coming up, places in Florida were 150 years old and never flooded, now they have with much better drainage, this is a world wide problem, happening at the same time, Europe, Africa, everywhere, easy to say greed but when did we all stop driving, we all add to it and this is going to get worse, when billions are leaving from oceans and rivers that have been there thousands of years will that be classed as developer greed still?
“Oh!! But I can’t live next to the beach! Where ever will I vacation if I can’t live on the beach!” 🤦♂️. Developers built what thousands and thousands of snow birds, and beach bums and spring breakers who expect to party in places like these.🤷🏼♂️
Beaches come, beaches go. That's the way nature works. The beaches were there before people built homes right on the edge of the ocean. People can't really complain, they've got no right too.
its super complicated because by all rights of fairness the families that simply bought domiciles to live in have to be made whole and moved in land its not their faults its the banks and the developers and etc. But then there is all the real estate NOT owned by families and not used as domiciles which are going to scream bloody murder about their accounts...
You shouldn't be living that close to the Ocean. It is a risk you take, and consequences you have to face when something like this happens. I cannot understand WHY people don't get this through their head.
@@removeitprosdemolition just subscribed. I bought a house in FL (2011-2017). On the east coast, in Vero Beach at 5 feet above sea level. I couldn't find a job in my field of study (pharmaceuticals) close enough to commute to. So, for 6 years I worked as a roofer there. It may be "paradise 97% of the time" for some, but for me it was Hell on Earth. Moved to TX in 2017, same there. So I moved back home to New England in 2020 and couldn't be happier.
Agent Smith said the human race resembled a virus. In regards to your remark.... humankind is a diseased virus destroying the earth and soon if the predictions are true ourselves as well.
What you are referring to as the beach is not a beach, it is the Gulf of Mexico. The actual Beach to the gulf is Miles inland and this explains why there's so much damage. These structures are built in the Gulf of Mexico. Again the high water mark of the gulf is Miles inland. Never build with in the high-water mark built behind it.
So much money spent, and wasted, just so people can live in a place that is unsafe and unsustainable. Seems pointless to pour so much money, blood, sweat and tears into living in this area. It's not paradise, it's a toxic mess.
Cause money is the driving force of greed! Treat home insurance like Medicare was sought by President Obama. The heartless part, is that the pain remains again, on seniors. Can sensitivity flow more than the flood waters, and inconvenience, insurance company exodus be abrubtly stopped? Please, legislative law should entail "**no flight risk"** exist period. Why, during citizens need, after paying expensive premiums ? Stop such insensitive, inhumane act.
and if insured should be done through a private insurer not the taxpayers. All these FEMA handouts because they want to build right on the waters edge then build a "pretty" beach to extend out further then cry to the government when mother nature reclaims what is hers
It always amazes me on what mother nature can do with a little assistance from Man. Florida you have been living on borrowed time for quite some time. I really feel you aint seen nothing yet!
You can sing from the rooftops but they still will not heed the warning. Florida is DONE.. Hurricane's, sink holes, white waves. All I can recommend is to clean Up the rubbish before you bugger off if you want to be saved.
Thank you for sharing.. We in NE have snow that melts and drains.. The damage that Hurricane Rain /Winds brings devastation we here in NE could not even imagine Thank you for your thoughtful clip to show us the horror of hurricane Helene. May god bless you all down there and keep you safe while traveling those wet & sandy roads.. 😇🙏🏻😇
You know why the sand goes away because everyone who build right to the water they have done the same thing in Miami Beach and took away all the protection from the shoreline one day engineers might figure this out, you can put back all you want but every storm it will do the same thing!!
Good news is a lot of those buildings look pretty ticky-tac and somewhat "disposable"; if you're building on stilts, you're sort of admitting that there's a danger it's going to be washed way.
Thank you for providing these informational videos, which so much important information. More of this sort of coverage is needed for communities to be able to understand the scope and magnitude of rebuilding decision-making.
When I was growing up we had a beach house in the middle of Pawleys Island SC. Some years the north and south inlets would be water with no beach. Other years you could walk across the marsh to the mainland in spots. Both ends are now built up with houses and people are shocked when they have no land after a big storm just a house on stilts in the water. Some places are not meant for building.
Build Your House on the Rock Matthew 7:24-27 24 “Whoever hears these teachings of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house. But it did not fall because it was built on rock. 26 “Whoever hears these teachings of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house. And it fell with a loud crash.”
I'm a little confused. I grew up by the ocean in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Why are your sea walls so small? Especially for a state that gets regular hurricanes.
To start relocating people from hurricane prone areas, would take strong government, with accurate database. To convince people to leave. Or government gives them option to stay, with no government financial assistance if they end up with destroyed property, and loss valuables. Government still responsible to rescue there citizens no matter what.
Beach re-nourishment is a thing in Florida after Hurricanes, depending on your county. Private Beach front home owners need to pay for their own beach.
It's mother nature we can never stop mother nature from doing what it wants. Everything man does or build mother nature will TAKE it away along with us!!
@@davesaunders7080 CHEAPER??? It is in no way cheaper to have a beach connected to your property, whether renting or owning. lol Just go look at Zillow for such properties. Construction nor insurance is not cheaper. Even homes a few blocks away are not cheaper either.
We used to live close to there in Bonita Springs. About 10 minutes from the beach. Soon our former home will be beach front property. Million dollar property on the beach.😊
My thoughts exactly ..Bring in rocks and boulders and then stuff seaweed in the cracks. Also sell crack on the beach. Make a television series, call it "Watching for Crack Down on the Bay". I am just a little ole Geologist who minored in gynecology and always just have been fascinated with Biology.
Keep the content coming. This is horrible that it is happening to everyone. But look you are doing a service. Not just for your business. But we are not seeing what the hell has happened. I so appreciate all your hard work on your videos. Best wishes to you and your beautiful family.
@@edhindle9131 If the Mangroves and habitats weren't bulldozed for rich people lifestyles then inland would have been protected. Nothing is by chance.. Every tree, every leaf, every creature great and small has it's purpose.. Except HUMANS.. Now Mother Earth is fighting for HER survival.
[4K] Fort Myers Beach Florida USA (Before Hurricane Ian) Spring Break Walking Tour & Travel Guide this video gives you a good impression of how it was before. Thanks for sharing
@mikefleming8352 Exactly! People Just Don't Get It. You Can't Fight Mother Nature, She's Going to Win Every Time. All This Money Spent on Renourishing Beaches is A Joke.
Its a sad to see so much damage in a few short years with I guess no end in sight. See what the idea will be in future on how close they will allow new builds with how bad these storms have been. Thanks for the videos.
Believe it or not, the world is going through a sand shortage. Construction requires monumental amounts of ocean sand, as desert sand is too weathered. Morocco has entire beaches that have been stripped down to bare rock.
WOW!! Words cannot express how much this has changed everything! There is damage up and down the west coast of Florida and all the beaches have been flooded and destroyed! We live in the Tampa Bay Area and last year they renourished the beaches from hurricane Idalia and hurricane Debbie and now they are even worse now! Thank you for posting this 👍 Global warming has to have a factor in these weather events! So sad 😞
@@bearball49 Former President Trump on Monday night said climate change is not “the biggest threat” and claimed it would create “more oceanfront property.”
God wants the beaches open to everyone and especially the birds, animals, sea life, etc. Perhaps everyone should stop building on the beach. I think I speak for millions of Americans that we do not want to subsidize high risk areas with our insurance premiums.
Maybe Ronnie Boy can come out and tell everyone how great it is living in Florida...10,000,000-1 odds say home owners insurance premiums will be going up.
Yes, after living here as long as I have, I know exactly what you're saying when they say the shifting sands on the beach, I see it frequently as time goes on day, things shift around all the time. The problem that I have here is that so much of the sand got pushed across the the island is displaced on all the locks and into the bay.
Over and over hurricanes come, billions of $ spent over and over, no disrespect to Florida but it should have been left as it was hundreds of years ago.
They have been occurring since prehistoric times and back then they were far more frequent and greater intensity. FL is just not conducive to urbanization and the over development still going on at a rapid pace. I'm a life long native and sad and angry to see this. I still love the state.
Thanks man- appreciate it. Got investments in the area and watching everything i can that's getting posted first hand by people still there. Stopped watching your stuff a while back and was really hesitant to click- but had fingers crossed u wouldn't be complaining again about someone or some thing that is usually your fault. Thanks for keeping it chill.
You know, the FEMA rules push you to build up and they make it difficult for you to know. Did you redo your ground level house? I moved to Florida to have a ground level house that I could see water from my ground level house. Although I may end up, uh, lifting this house or bad building a different house up on stilts. If the frequency of these storms is going to continue, I'm going to stay living here. I'm just gonna have to figure out how to deal with it so that i'm not in harm's way all the time.Hopefully, you liked our video and subscribe.Thank you for being part of our community
This is why they should not be building buildings and houses near the ocean this is why they should build campgrounds only so for hurricane is coming you hook the camper up and leave and anything loose you pack up into a back of a trailer or a pickup truck and you drive away
This was sent to me. @raymondheckard234 • 1 hour ago 9 subscribers Dave if you look at the history of U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade from 1851 to 2023 there has been no increase in the number of strikes. The average 18 Hurricane Strikes per decade and of that 6 are major hurricanes. the decade wit the most was the 1941 to 1950, with 24 hurricanes of that 10 was major, according NOAA. NOAA has a detailed report based on the records and the state that 305 hurricanes that made landfall in the USA Florida has the most Hurricanes per decade than any other state, followed by Texas. One has to remember the barrier Islands was built by Hurricanes, and if you look at the old maritime charts going back to the 16th and 17th century there are barrier islands that exit today that did not and islands that existed then no longer exist. While people like living on barrier islands, human activities on the islands have intensified the effects of the hurricanes because of the increased density of population from the 1940 on the islands, and the stripping of Mangrove forests and other native plants that anchored the the sand in place. People want to see the pristine white sands beaches, that complain about the sand washing away or about having to do beach renourishment to replace the sand that wash away. Day if you was to look at Ft Myer Beach in the 1920's compared to today, you would see and island that looks Long Key, where you drove through and commented there was not sand washed in by the hurricanes. the activity of man to shape his environment to suit his likes, also increases the damages of the storms and increases flooding, be it inland or alon the coast during intense storms. We keep records and the records do not support hurricanes are become more frequent or intense, what has changed is human population density in areas where it should not be, putting people in dangers of the storms. NOAA in their report shows the area in Florida that has had the most hurricanes, is the northwest part of the state, followed by the Southeast, then the Southwest which are the areas affected by more major Hurricanes, the least affected part of Florida, is the Northeast which has only 1 major hurricane since 1851, all he the other quadrants of Florida has has 12 to 15 major hurricanes since 1851. NOAA records are detained and the records from the 1800's have holes in which storms was not tracked because they did not do affect human population, the records shows there is not change and the number of Hurricanes and there intensity remain steady. It is the human population growth in areas that is impacted by the storms and the hysteria of blaming everything on climate change. The earth climate is changing and has been through the history of the planet, and it will continue to do so until our sun goes super nova, and yes many affect our environment and shapes it to his liking, which has an impact on the climate. Hope You subscribed and shared! Dave
Thank you for the videos. Great job! Its sad to see because I spent most of my life there and alot of my old stomping grounds are gone. I was wondering. Whats gonna happen with Times Square was that land privately owned? And whats going on with the pier i dont see any work being done to rebuild it. Also thank you for taking time to reply. 😎
It's in description.... This is Fort Myers Beach. Where is the rest of the sand? Where did it go? Watch The Full Video and Join Our Community and Subscribe. The Sand Is Gone, We Got a Bunch Of It Back On The Beach
Southern Florida, on the Gulf Coast. This beach area is hundreds of miles east from the hurricane track, the hurricane came ashore hundreds of miles to the north of this area.
Remove all dwellings from the barrier islands. Build golf courses and farms on the islands! Quit trying to outsmart Mother Nature, it is a huge waste of my taxes to keep replacing the sand that will just wash away with the passing of time.
@@JasonAldeann-bt4xf Man and his limited thinking. Do you know what happens to desert when coastal areas are restored? They GREEN! You really are a scourge on this earth. Brace yourselves USA.
Here in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California we don't experience such devastation. I truly hope the storms let up. Unbelievable how much sand is moved and gone. Praying for you all. 💪🙏💞🐢🐝
My family had an oceanfront house on the Jersey coast for many years into the late 90s. There is a natural cycle of the beach and while im sure sand was displaced inland during the height of the surge, Id bet half of it is in the first quarter mile of ocean. The erosion that occurs before the strom tops the dunes or sea walls will wash out in the turbid zone and settle into bars and banks outside the surf zone. That sand will migrate back up as the normal movement of the sea. In the 93 storm we lost 3-400 feet and had waves breaking under our deck with pilings from an old boardwalk that hadnt been seen since the 60s poking out of the surf. Within a week the beach had returned to half its depth and by the following summer we had a decent dune built up and the beach was back in the normal range. We did have over 3 feet of sand pushed in past our house and had to vac truck the crawl space as the sand had packed it to the floor level but much of the beach followed a natural cycle we witnessed over long periods. On an annual basis we would build rectangles of snow fence at the dune front and while the winter beach would shorten and steepen, in an average of 2 years the row of fence would be totally buried and we would add another couple of sections. It would go on like this for several years before absorbing the impact of a big storm and then as we restarted the process the beach would quickly return to its former shape. Replenishment adds too much sand for the natural cycles and increases the sand that is subject to littoral drift. The benefits are short term and do more damage in the borrow areas to the marine ecosystems than any benefit to the beach. It ends up causing massive issues in shoaling up inlets where the littoral drift slows, the breaking waves that cause the sand to suspend stop and the sand drops out of suspension to the point where dry land has formed in those inlets. Its becoming a savage cycle of wasted time, negative side effects and lost marine habitat. Strong walls such as this or even more effectively ones made of stone rip rap protect the structures and form a barrier to the worst damage while ending up buried below the dune when the natural beach returns. Pumping sand alone is pissing into the wind.
The mayor has done nothing since he won the election but focus on turtle lights and the sand. The berms he came up with that cost millions were all destroyed during Idelia. It costs me thousands every time there is a storm now because I have to have 1-2 ft of sand removed from my pool. For some reason the mayor has been silent since this storm. But I have seen him slitering around the neigborhood where I live .
I have your solution....sell up if you still can...but where to move to is a toss of a coin....California burns every year + NO ONE wants to live there...the upper States now have snow dumpings that can wreck your house and your livelihoods...the middle of the country suffers from severe tornadoes and now even more weather events are happening there in these areas....not to mention the 10 million illegals on the doorsteps everywhere....🤔😒😵💫
Heathens have built Expensive properties along many waterfronts exclusively for the wealthy. In many places, beach access is very limited. No one feels sorry.
Where is this? Is this Fort Meyers? You mention Estero Blvd a billion times but the folks across the world who don’t know Florida need a NAME of the TOWN. Thanks
@user-xt7ft7ip3y No offense But People choose to stay there and rebuild and rebuild and the same thing pretty much happens every year. When is it Time to say Enough is Enough? Yes I Understand The Terrible Loss, But at the Same Time They know That This Is Going to And Will Happen. I Wish No Bad on Anyone. Is It Really Worth Losing Lives and Everything Year After Year3
Great video. The drone footage and narration was very informative. Unfortunately this will continue to happen. The natural barrier is gone and there is nothing to hold back the water.
This was sent to me. @raymondheckard234 • 1 hour ago 9 subscribers Dave if you look at the history of U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade from 1851 to 2023 there has been no increase in the number of strikes. The average 18 Hurricane Strikes per decade and of that 6 are major hurricanes. the decade wit the most was the 1941 to 1950, with 24 hurricanes of that 10 was major, according NOAA. NOAA has a detailed report based on the records and the state that 305 hurricanes that made landfall in the USA Florida has the most Hurricanes per decade than any other state, followed by Texas. One has to remember the barrier Islands was built by Hurricanes, and if you look at the old maritime charts going back to the 16th and 17th century there are barrier islands that exit today that did not and islands that existed then no longer exist. While people like living on barrier islands, human activities on the islands have intensified the effects of the hurricanes because of the increased density of population from the 1940 on the islands, and the stripping of Mangrove forests and other native plants that anchored the the sand in place. People want to see the pristine white sands beaches, that complain about the sand washing away or about having to do beach renourishment to replace the sand that wash away. Day if you was to look at Ft Myer Beach in the 1920's compared to today, you would see and island that looks Long Key, where you drove through and commented there was not sand washed in by the hurricanes. the activity of man to shape his environment to suit his likes, also increases the damages of the storms and increases flooding, be it inland or alon the coast during intense storms. We keep records and the records do not support hurricanes are become more frequent or intense, what has changed is human population density in areas where it should not be, putting people in dangers of the storms. NOAA in their report shows the area in Florida that has had the most hurricanes, is the northwest part of the state, followed by the Southeast, then the Southwest which are the areas affected by more major Hurricanes, the least affected part of Florida, is the Northeast which has only 1 major hurricane since 1851, all he the other quadrants of Florida has has 12 to 15 major hurricanes since 1851. NOAA records are detained and the records from the 1800's have holes in which storms was not tracked because they did not do affect human population, the records shows there is not change and the number of Hurricanes and there intensity remain steady. It is the human population growth in areas that is impacted by the storms and the hysteria of blaming everything on climate change. The earth climate is changing and has been through the history of the planet, and it will continue to do so until our sun goes super nova, and yes many affect our environment and shapes it to his liking, which has an impact on the climate. Hope You subscribed and shared! Dave
This is Estero Island, where Ft Myers Beach is located. Beautiful barrier island, until hurricane a few years ago destroyed many classic looking places, like the fishing pier. Wonderful place to vacation and very much an old Florida 60s look. But....climate change/big storms hitting that side of Fl in recent years. Longing for the good ole days in beautiful Fl. I love Fl so much and it breaks my heart to witness this.
Lived in Fort Myers during Ian, glad I moved back to Tennessee. After Ian there wasn't a reason to stay. the beach already stinks from the river flowing in and red tide is a common problem. Sanibel and Lovers Key isnt't as bad, but I would usually drive to Bradenton for my beach trips.
When I started going to Fort Myers Beach in the 80s the sea wall was exposed 4 or 5 where the old Eventide was now Margaritaville. The steps where Crescent Beach is were there too. The sea alls were still exposed in the late 90s. It wasn’t until they started pumping all the sand onto the beach that they covered up the sea walls.
I’m an engineer Fla and I’m sick of these idiot developers building right up to the water and then looking for a handout when the inevitable storm comes and wipes it away. Stop building so close to the water!
I’d be blaming the city for allowing it! They need permits FIRST before they can build. So the city is responsible for building codes and permits to build.
@@FloridaGirl- Absolutely correct...!
Oklahoma needs to do the same thing, tornadoes will continue to rip through there.
Idiocy to build homes and businesses in that state.
You can build on the water it just needs to be elevated above 4.6 M. A basement floor that water can come and go at that elevation or a building with a strong foundation can survive these storms no problem. It’s expensive but engineering has it figured out. The people who rebuild as is with no elevation on the other hand I do not understand.
@@wayneessar7489no comparison
Many of these buildings were built a long time ago and were about two football fields away from the ocean. Leonardo arms (the first building shown) had a lagoon in front of it and then about a football field of beach. I get your point but it wasn't built right up to the ocean...some of the newer ones...that's another story!
I learned one thing in Sunday School that turned out to be true: The wise man builds his house upon the rock.
Amen✝️
Literally and spiritually... Lol
I agree I’d be afraid to stay in this building I’d be afraid it would collapse
That was all you learned? Well, it is kind of boring.
@@garyb6219May be boring, but its oh so true. In more ways than one.
How could anyone have guessed that building structures six inches above sea level would result in mass destruction? Im baffled by this new discovery
Build it and the foolish will come
Haha 😂
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And the middle class will pay for the sand restoration in taxes and higher insurance premiums.
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They shouldn’t be built that close to the Gulf! The ocean owns the sand not rich people! Mother Nature will always WIN!
Frankly, now no place is safe. Landslide threatens the hills. The valleys, get saturated, and the beach is no safe area. Climate change, now has human beings restless. Nature is doing us the same. It took enough from man, now it is "reciprocating" heavily too. We feel the many disturbing returns. Think about it. We share the bird's lifestyle. They run from weather, to where, and for how long. How different are humans lately, as it relates to environment. Too bad, industrial greed have us in this expected ongoing climacteric situation. The penny wise plot has sunken, all lives. Work material- money', become the least concern when catastrophe, hits. It is the least priority, as lives are detoured by our creative plight. Memories linger, ( pain stains, lives lost, future undecided, staggering devastation, end result, unimaginable cost). What a price to pay for endless financial, stupidity, driven by willful greed. Recall, they rebuffed, V.P. Gore , mocked scientist. Now we have everything kicking us in the face and pocket. Maybe,we ought, to rehash, his movie, and show his reward, so that, message awakens, the nayers. Wonder now, how greedies think. Eh!! Mercy, Lord, on all who is suffering.
Correction. Mercy on all who ARE suffering. Editing sometimes not effective. Please help , and not keep discard, stuck-delete a must.
Bad part is nothing natural about this. Weather modification that’s what it is. Evil mofos who want to wipe all of us out. Our lib just have to be miserable. And when will everybody wake up to this evil $h1T?
$$$$$🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑it's about making the big bucks 😢
There used to be mangrove forests along the Florida coast. Mangroves are a huge protection from storms.
It’s called Greed. Developers keep building these monsters in the Gulf and y’all complain when you lose your buildings.
if only there was a way to find out who voted the politicians into office who allow these trillionares to do whatever they want.
Thank you 😊
Everybody is find all kind reasons for where the.sand gone I live on a little island in the Caribbean
And I.say the same thing construction and greed ruining our lives
They destroyed the trees now they have.to build to match thier own destruction 😅😅
The beautiful sand.is a scarce commodity
Everything has a buyer.
.....and the local, county, and state politicians make it all possible.
If the earth wasn't warming the oceans wouldn't be coming up, places in Florida were 150 years old and never flooded, now they have with much better drainage, this is a world wide problem, happening at the same time, Europe, Africa, everywhere, easy to say greed but when did we all stop driving, we all add to it and this is going to get worse, when billions are leaving from oceans and rivers that have been there thousands of years will that be classed as developer greed still?
You finally said it, the sand has been displaced. It’s not “gone,” the ocean is just taking back what it owns. The ocean will always win!
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Enough of the greed nonsense. More mangroves and less concrete !!
This is what will save the USA .. Let Nature protect you!
“Oh!! But I can’t live next to the beach! Where ever will I vacation if I can’t live on the beach!” 🤦♂️. Developers built what thousands and thousands of snow birds, and beach bums and spring breakers who expect to party in places like these.🤷🏼♂️
@@leohorishny9561That's why the USA is doomed.
Ron DeCaligula won't let you
@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 Let's see shall we 🌀🌀🌀🌊🌊🌊🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️⚡⚡⚡⚡🌪️🌪️🌪️
To quote Hendrix, "Castles built on sand, fall into the sea. Eventually."
And so Castles melt into the sea, eventi
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And so Castles, melt into the sea, eventually
@@lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight
I was/am usually in an altered state of mind listening to Jimi.
Thanks for the correction.
Rich people problems.
Beaches come, beaches go. That's the way nature works. The beaches were there before people built homes right on the edge of the ocean. People can't really complain, they've got no right too.
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If those are condos, they are going to be checked by engineers now. Good luck to the residents😮Their association will go up for sure
They will condemn the buildings.
You mean it needs to be torn down. No way they can allow these constructions to continue.
Exactly Comrade, that's our sand. Everyone has a right to it not just you🤗
Thanks for pointing that out.
waste of taxpayer money, stop insuring and building on the beaches
Castle's in the Sand fall to the Sea eventually. J Hendrix
its super complicated because by all rights of fairness the families that simply bought domiciles to live in have to be made whole and moved in land its not their faults its the banks and the developers and etc. But then there is all the real estate NOT owned by families and not used as domiciles which are going to scream bloody murder about their accounts...
Stop approving them too.
@@slayorcshow will they ever make millions and billions that way?!?!
Yes true@@denisesorensen9568
You shouldn't be living that close to the Ocean. It is a risk you take, and consequences you have to face when something like this happens. I cannot understand WHY people don't get this through their head.
Its Paradise 97% of the time. Hope you subscribed
And we have pay for these rich clowns because of their precious ocean views.
@@removeitprosdemolition Unfortunately, it's the 3% that WIPES YOU OUT!!! It's like playing Russian Roulette if you know what that is!!!
BECAUSE THEY ARE STUPIP.?????😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@removeitprosdemolition just subscribed. I bought a house in FL (2011-2017). On the east coast, in Vero Beach at 5 feet above sea level. I couldn't find a job in my field of study (pharmaceuticals) close enough to commute to. So, for 6 years I worked as a roofer there. It may be "paradise 97% of the time" for some, but for me it was Hell on Earth. Moved to TX in 2017, same there. So I moved back home to New England in 2020 and couldn't be happier.
Mother Nature taking back her earth. Just shows you how much of a disease we are.
Agent Smith said the human race resembled a virus. In regards to your remark.... humankind is a diseased virus destroying the earth and soon if the predictions are true ourselves as well.
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The earth is always changing
Don’t mess with Mother Nature 🙏🙏☀️☀️
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@@removeitprosdemolition yep👍👍
Whatever stands in Mother nature's path will be no longer....
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Yeah, tell that to the government !
Geoengineering, weather modification. Cloud seeding, SAI STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL INJECTION.
👀👆CLIMATE CHANGE 👆
What you are referring to as the beach is not a beach, it is the Gulf of Mexico. The actual Beach to the gulf is Miles inland and this explains why there's so much damage. These structures are built in the Gulf of Mexico. Again the high water mark of the gulf is Miles inland. Never build with in the high-water mark built behind it.
You would think this would be the first thing a builder would learn. Just like a plumber that puts the drain higher than the floor
WTF...the beach is a strip of land covered with sand or pebbles at the edge of any body of water. That is the actual definition of the beach.
Yes now the high water mark is higher.
No it’s not. Lol.
This thread is going to make my head explode I don't know what to believe I'm so torn LOL
Ft myers beach was very BEAUTIFUL for many many years, one word to describe it now DEPRESSING
I understand.
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So much money spent, and wasted, just so people can live in a place that is unsafe and unsustainable. Seems pointless to pour so much money, blood, sweat and tears into living in this area. It's not paradise, it's a toxic mess.
Yes. And Mother Earth is P1SSED
Climate crisis refugee.
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Gee why is my insurance so expensive
It’s about to go even higher.
@@juanbernier3570 higher then snoop dog?
Cause money is the driving force of greed! Treat home insurance like Medicare was sought by President Obama. The heartless part, is that the pain remains again, on seniors. Can sensitivity flow more than the flood waters, and inconvenience, insurance company exodus be abrubtly stopped? Please, legislative law should entail "**no flight risk"** exist period. Why, during citizens need, after paying expensive premiums ? Stop such insensitive, inhumane act.
Everything should be 10 ft above water
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Thank you for sharing. You are one of the only one giving real time vidios
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Why you don’t build along the ocean. No building should be insured. Build at your own risk.
and if insured should be done through a private insurer not the taxpayers. All these FEMA handouts because they want to build right on the waters edge then build a "pretty" beach to extend out further then cry to the government when mother nature reclaims what is hers
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It always amazes me on what mother nature can do with a little assistance from Man. Florida you have been living on borrowed time for quite some time. I really feel you aint seen nothing yet!
You can sing from the rooftops but they still will not heed the warning. Florida is DONE.. Hurricane's, sink holes, white waves. All I can recommend is to clean Up the rubbish before you bugger off if you want to be saved.
Mother Nature will move it again
True story my friend
Thank you for sharing..
We in NE have snow that melts and drains.. The damage that Hurricane Rain /Winds brings devastation we here in NE could not even imagine
Thank you for your thoughtful clip to show us the horror of hurricane Helene.
May god bless you all down there and keep you safe while traveling those wet & sandy roads.. 😇🙏🏻😇
You know why the sand goes away because everyone who build right to the water they have done the same thing in Miami Beach and took away all the protection from the shoreline one day engineers might figure this out, you can put back all you want but every storm it will do the same thing!!
That isn't true. Beaches change all the time. The beaches have been getting bigger there. Now the storm came and washed it away.
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For all of you saying "where is this".......read the description. It says " This is Fort Myers Beach". That's a clue where it is.
Thank you
LOL I know! What is wrong with people!
5 minutes have gone by and not one word of "Where" this is...
Simply amazing...
It is written below the title in that outlined area...gosh....it says Fort Myers Florida....you are crazy...aren't ya!
Good news is a lot of those buildings look pretty ticky-tac and somewhat "disposable"; if you're building on stilts, you're sort of admitting that there's a danger it's going to be washed way.
Facts 💯
So I'm watching your video after Helene and I can only imagine what's going to happen after Milton God bless you stay safe 🙏
No sympathy for those who build at the oceans edge in a hurricane prone area.
me neither.
Rinse and repeat
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Thank you for providing these informational videos, which so much important information. More of this sort of coverage is needed for communities to be able to understand the scope and magnitude of rebuilding decision-making.
When I was growing up we had a beach house in the middle of Pawleys Island SC. Some years the north and south inlets would be water with no beach. Other years you could walk across the marsh to the mainland in spots. Both ends are now built up with houses and people are shocked when they have no land after a big storm just a house on stilts in the water. Some places are not meant for building.
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@@removeitprosdemolitionI subscribed and liked the video because you asked after my comment
Build Your House on the Rock
Matthew 7:24-27
24 “Whoever hears these teachings of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house. But it did not fall because it was built on rock.
26 “Whoever hears these teachings of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house. And it fell with a loud crash.”
Amen ✝️
I agree 👍
Mythology
As usual people ignore the teachings.
I'm a little confused. I grew up by the ocean in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Why are your sea walls so small? Especially for a state that gets regular hurricanes.
Good Question? They were covered up too! It's been a wild ride here in Florida! Hope you subscribed.
Your tone is healing -- your drone footage truly epic-- this whole vibe is strength in tragedy. Thank you
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OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY. Now you are like the rest of us. You wanted prestige. You had it , its gone.
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Sand=visitor$...stuff is gold!
The people living near the beach in Florida can pay for new sand to be trucked in so they can be happy again with a beach.
But it should not be done with tax money!
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I think it’s time to demo down all the structures, and give the land back to nature
100 percent. If you want inland to be saved.
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@@removeitprosdemolition but I’m realistic! If there’s money to be made, they will keep building 👎
To start relocating people from hurricane prone areas, would take strong government, with accurate database. To convince people to leave. Or government gives them option to stay, with no government financial assistance if they end up with destroyed property, and loss valuables. Government still responsible to rescue there citizens no matter what.
Amen!
Beach re-nourishment is a thing in Florida after Hurricanes, depending on your county. Private Beach front home owners need to pay for their own beach.
Its a thing all along the east coast of the USA. Back in the 60's folks were complaining about it in Virginia!
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I found the sand!
It's in my shoes.
thats better than in your undies!
@@seeharvester 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 .good one
Thank you sharing!
A literal beach town now
It's mother nature we can never stop mother nature from doing what it wants. Everything man does or build mother nature will TAKE it away along with us!!
Why, why, why, would anyone build so close to the beach? And knowing hurricanes are likely? How is your insurance not $10,000 per month?
Why does anyone build in a flood plain anywhere, cause it's cheaper usually. Short term thinking.
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@@davesaunders7080 CHEAPER??? It is in no way cheaper to have a beach connected to your property, whether renting or owning. lol Just go look at Zillow for such properties. Construction nor insurance is not cheaper. Even homes a few blocks away are not cheaper either.
How else are you gonna make money from sucker's.😅
@@mrsarcastic5331this part of Florida is MAGA country 🤭
Build them 15 ft. Above sea level. Big Concrete Piers. Florida hurricanes don't play.
Not even 15 feet is enough. If you had a 20 foot elevation you might only get flooded once every 20 years or so. Climate is changing.
@@rtqii Sounds good. 20 ft is better.👍
The waters are coming for its land
?
Very informative! Thanks!
Florida is a nice place to visit but you DON'T want to live there!!!
100% agree. I bought a house down there in 2011. Sold it in 2017. Went back home.
Rent. Don’t buy
@@davek5777 I also! Lived in several different areas of Florida over many years but left for GOOD in 2016!!
More people need to go home, Florida is getting over built and over crowded.
I won't even visit again until Death Santis is gone from Fla!
We used to live close to there in Bonita Springs. About 10 minutes from the beach. Soon our former home will be beach front property. Million dollar property on the beach.😊
Back fill with "RIP-RAP " and top with sand plant grass on top to restore the DUNES
My thoughts exactly ..Bring in rocks and boulders and then stuff seaweed in the cracks. Also sell crack on the beach. Make a television series, call it "Watching for Crack Down on the Bay".
I am just a little ole Geologist who minored in gynecology and always just have been fascinated with Biology.
We live in a World of Envy and envío people. How you can Tell no build on the beach !! Is insane !! What a Shane !
The federal government keeps wasting our money re-building Florida after each storm.
Saw all those seawall when they were new. Repeated beach renourishment at the north end of the island washed south during winter storms.
Keep the beaches clean from buildings and safe money and our planet!
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Keep the content coming. This is horrible that it is happening to everyone. But look you are doing a service. Not just for your business. But we are not seeing what the hell has happened. I so appreciate all your hard work on your videos. Best wishes to you and your beautiful family.
The storms are so bad now it does not pay to live close to the ocean in Florida. And another might be on the way.
Yeah, I saw that joy!!
The storms are so bad now that living anywhere in the storms path hundreds of miles away from the coast is not safe!!!
I hear you another on the way!
Just rent
@@edhindle9131 If the Mangroves and habitats weren't bulldozed for rich people lifestyles then inland would have been protected.
Nothing is by chance.. Every tree, every leaf, every creature great and small has it's purpose.. Except HUMANS.. Now Mother Earth is fighting for HER survival.
[4K] Fort Myers Beach Florida USA (Before Hurricane Ian) Spring Break Walking Tour & Travel Guide
this video gives you a good impression of how it was before.
Thanks for sharing
How you can live there with the chance of a hurricane every year is beyond me.
@mikefleming8352 Exactly! People Just Don't Get It. You Can't Fight Mother Nature, She's Going to Win Every Time. All This Money Spent on Renourishing Beaches is A Joke.
Yes!
It's because people are stupid!
I wonder how much the sand harvesting to build islands displaces it in other places
Sounds like a wise place to buy real estate
Those seawalls will need to be over 12’ within the next few years.
Its a sad to see so much damage in a few short years with I guess no end in sight. See what the idea will be in future on how close they will allow new builds with how bad these storms have been. Thanks for the videos.
Believe it or not, the world is going through a sand shortage. Construction requires monumental amounts of ocean sand, as desert sand is too weathered. Morocco has entire beaches that have been stripped down to bare rock.
Looks like a real beach now, not some concrete playground prior to Helene. Thank you Mother Nature
WOW!! Words cannot express how much this has changed everything! There is damage up and down the west coast of Florida and all the beaches have been flooded and destroyed! We live in the Tampa Bay Area and last year they renourished the beaches from hurricane Idalia and hurricane Debbie and now they are even worse now! Thank you for posting this 👍 Global warming has to have a factor in these weather events! So sad 😞
I worry more about our government with HAARP
@@bearball49 Former President Trump on Monday night said climate change is not “the biggest threat” and claimed it would create “more oceanfront property.”
Our racist bigots gov DeSatan does not believe in climate change. So the destruction of Florida's environment will continue.
They should level out all those buildings and let the mangroves grow back and turn the place to a park
God wants the beaches open to everyone and especially the birds, animals, sea life, etc. Perhaps everyone should stop building on the beach. I think I speak for millions of Americans that we do not want to subsidize high risk areas with our insurance premiums.
Millions of snowbirds say no.
@@joeg8391 LoL! I bet they do.
What God wants, God gets.
@@garyb6219 You got that right!
Maybe Ronnie Boy can come out and tell everyone how great it is living in Florida...10,000,000-1 odds say home owners insurance premiums will be going up.
Your area needs dunes and sea oats.
Mangroves more like
So sorry Couzin - SAND IS MIGRATORY - change comes with the Tide 🍀🇨🇦⚜️
Yes, after living here as long as I have, I know exactly what you're saying when they say the shifting sands on the beach, I see it frequently as time goes on day, things shift around all the time. The problem that I have here is that so much of the sand got pushed across the the island is displaced on all the locks and into the bay.
The sand doth not belongith tooth youz . :Villum Shakesbeer.
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Excellent video.
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@@removeitprosdemolition absolutely
Over and over hurricanes come, billions of $ spent over and over, no disrespect to Florida but it should have been left as it was hundreds of years ago.
Hurricane devastate many states, not just Florida.
They have been occurring since prehistoric times and back then they were far more frequent and greater intensity. FL is just not conducive to urbanization and the over development still going on at a rapid pace. I'm a life long native and sad and angry to see this. I still love the state.
Thanks man- appreciate it. Got investments in the area and watching everything i can that's getting posted first hand by people still there. Stopped watching your stuff a while back and was really hesitant to click- but had fingers crossed u wouldn't be complaining again about someone or some thing that is usually your fault. Thanks for keeping it chill.
Your investments mean nothing.
Man really is an absolute scourge on this planet..
@@tracelee7332 WOW! I'll call my accountant today and let him know! Thanks for the heads up bro!
Law Says you must all install Sea Walls by 2035 NOW get cracking and build them Seawalls like your Governor Told You! 🤑
I guess it is a good time to get in the seawall construction business, ka- ching!
How many times do they want to rebuild?
You know, the FEMA rules push you to build up and they make it difficult for you to know. Did you redo your ground level house? I moved to Florida to have a ground level house that I could see water from my ground level house. Although I may end up, uh, lifting this house or bad building a different house up on stilts. If the frequency of these storms is going to continue, I'm going to stay living here. I'm just gonna have to figure out how to deal with it so that i'm not in harm's way all the time.Hopefully, you liked our video and subscribe.Thank you for being part of our community
This is why they should not be building buildings and houses near the ocean this is why they should build campgrounds only so for hurricane is coming you hook the camper up and leave and anything loose you pack up into a back of a trailer or a pickup truck and you drive away
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Dave if you look at the history of U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade from 1851 to 2023 there has been no increase in the number of strikes. The average 18 Hurricane Strikes per decade and of that 6 are major hurricanes. the decade wit the most was the 1941 to 1950, with 24 hurricanes of that 10 was major, according NOAA.
NOAA has a detailed report based on the records and the state that 305 hurricanes that made landfall in the USA Florida has the most Hurricanes per decade than any other state, followed by Texas.
One has to remember the barrier Islands was built by Hurricanes, and if you look at the old maritime charts going back to the 16th and 17th century there are barrier islands that exit today that did not and islands that existed then no longer exist.
While people like living on barrier islands, human activities on the islands have intensified the effects of the hurricanes because of the increased density of population from the 1940 on the islands, and the stripping of Mangrove forests and other native plants that anchored the the sand in place.
People want to see the pristine white sands beaches, that complain about the sand washing away or about having to do beach renourishment to replace the sand that wash away.
Day if you was to look at Ft Myer Beach in the 1920's compared to today, you would see and island that looks Long Key, where you drove through and commented there was not sand washed in by the hurricanes.
the activity of man to shape his environment to suit his likes, also increases the damages of the storms and increases flooding, be it inland or alon the coast during intense storms.
We keep records and the records do not support hurricanes are become more frequent or intense, what has changed is human population density in areas where it should not be, putting people in dangers of the storms.
NOAA in their report shows the area in Florida that has had the most hurricanes, is the northwest part of the state, followed by the Southeast, then the Southwest which are the areas affected by more major Hurricanes, the least affected part of Florida, is the Northeast which has only 1 major hurricane since 1851, all he the other quadrants of Florida has has 12 to 15 major hurricanes since 1851.
NOAA records are detained and the records from the 1800's have holes in which storms was not tracked because they did not do affect human population, the records shows there is not change and the number of Hurricanes and there intensity remain steady.
It is the human population growth in areas that is impacted by the storms and the hysteria of blaming everything on climate change.
The earth climate is changing and has been through the history of the planet, and it will continue to do so until our sun goes super nova, and yes many affect our environment and shapes it to his liking, which has an impact on the climate.
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Thank you for the videos. Great job! Its sad to see because I spent most of my life there and alot of my old stomping grounds are gone. I was wondering. Whats gonna happen with Times Square was that land privately owned? And whats going on with the pier i dont see any work being done to rebuild it. Also thank you for taking time to reply. 😎
Glad you enjoyed it. Plans are in for times square same with pier, should be starting pier before long.
WHERE IS THIS>??? Am I supposed to know where estero Blvd is???
It's in description....
This is Fort Myers Beach. Where is the rest of the sand? Where did it go? Watch The Full Video and Join Our Community and Subscribe. The Sand Is Gone, We Got a Bunch Of It Back On The Beach
Fort Myers Beach?
Southern Florida, on the Gulf Coast. This beach area is hundreds of miles east from the hurricane track, the hurricane came ashore hundreds of miles to the north of this area.
Do you need an adult to help you look things up?
Google maps helps me lots! Try it.
You had me at "hold back the sea" 😂😂😂
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not one mention of turtle eggs
Turtle eggs
"I underestimated this storm!" Boy if i had a nickel.........
👇More mangroves and less concrete no more building by the ocean
This is what happens after hurricanes. Every time I see a beach renurishmnent project, I laugh 😂😂
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Remove all dwellings from the barrier islands. Build golf courses and farms on the islands! Quit trying to outsmart Mother Nature, it is a huge waste of my taxes to keep replacing the sand that will just wash away with the passing of time.
Natural habitats need to be restored.. Nothing else.
Lmfao 350 million americans cant live on a rock..
@@JasonAldeann-bt4xf Man and his limited thinking. Do you know what happens to desert when coastal areas are restored? They GREEN!
You really are a scourge on this earth. Brace yourselves USA.
@@JasonAldeann-bt4xfDo you know what happens when MAN stops trying to reroute rivers and dam every drop of water? More areas become liveable!
Here in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California we don't experience such devastation. I truly hope the storms let up. Unbelievable how much sand is moved and gone. Praying for you all. 💪🙏💞🐢🐝
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I really hate when those UA-camrs or whoever publish stuff and don't mention what the country, and city or town is.
Umm...it's in the description🙄🤡
@@Seaturtle670 Some on here just can't read
It's in the description.
My family had an oceanfront house on the Jersey coast for many years into the late 90s. There is a natural cycle of the beach and while im sure sand was displaced inland during the height of the surge, Id bet half of it is in the first quarter mile of ocean. The erosion that occurs before the strom tops the dunes or sea walls will wash out in the turbid zone and settle into bars and banks outside the surf zone. That sand will migrate back up as the normal movement of the sea. In the 93 storm we lost 3-400 feet and had waves breaking under our deck with pilings from an old boardwalk that hadnt been seen since the 60s poking out of the surf. Within a week the beach had returned to half its depth and by the following summer we had a decent dune built up and the beach was back in the normal range. We did have over 3 feet of sand pushed in past our house and had to vac truck the crawl space as the sand had packed it to the floor level but much of the beach followed a natural cycle we witnessed over long periods.
On an annual basis we would build rectangles of snow fence at the dune front and while the winter beach would shorten and steepen, in an average of 2 years the row of fence would be totally buried and we would add another couple of sections. It would go on like this for several years before absorbing the impact of a big storm and then as we restarted the process the beach would quickly return to its former shape.
Replenishment adds too much sand for the natural cycles and increases the sand that is subject to littoral drift. The benefits are short term and do more damage in the borrow areas to the marine ecosystems than any benefit to the beach. It ends up causing massive issues in shoaling up inlets where the littoral drift slows, the breaking waves that cause the sand to suspend stop and the sand drops out of suspension to the point where dry land has formed in those inlets. Its becoming a savage cycle of wasted time, negative side effects and lost marine habitat. Strong walls such as this or even more effectively ones made of stone rip rap protect the structures and form a barrier to the worst damage while ending up buried below the dune when the natural beach returns. Pumping sand alone is pissing into the wind.
The mayor has done nothing since he won the election but focus on turtle lights and the sand. The berms he came up with that cost millions were all destroyed during Idelia. It costs me thousands every time there is a storm now because I have to have 1-2 ft of sand removed from my pool. For some reason the mayor has been silent since this storm. But I have seen him slitering around the neigborhood where I live .
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I have your solution....sell up if you still can...but where to move to is a toss of a coin....California burns every year + NO ONE wants to live there...the upper States now have snow dumpings that can wreck your house and your livelihoods...the middle of the country suffers from severe tornadoes and now even more weather events are happening there in these areas....not to mention the 10 million illegals on the doorsteps everywhere....🤔😒😵💫
Those tiny violins...
great video, I was hoping you'd show Pink Shell Resort.
The beach now looks fantastic
Heathens have built Expensive properties along many waterfronts exclusively for the wealthy. In many places, beach access is very limited.
No one feels sorry.
Don't insult heathens like that.
These are just regular people. You folks have no heart.
These are our neighbors. Some lost their lives.
Where is this? Is this Fort Meyers? You mention Estero Blvd a billion times but the folks across the world who don’t know Florida need a NAME of the TOWN. Thanks
Sorry its Fort Myers Beach.
PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, HOMES, LIVELIHOODS, AND YOU ARE OUT ON THE BEACH CRYING OVER THE LOSS OF SAND. SERIOUSLY?
Connect the dots my friend.
I am not crying I am wondering where it went.
They’re giving closure to the sand’s loved ones who are now missing after this storm
@@removeitprosdemolition He MEANT you need to WONDER about family members, homes, and livelihoods and MAYBE DO A LITTLE CRYING!!
@user-xt7ft7ip3y No offense But People choose to stay there and rebuild and rebuild and the same thing pretty much happens every year. When is it Time to say Enough is Enough? Yes I Understand The Terrible Loss, But at the Same Time They know That This Is Going to And Will Happen. I Wish No Bad on Anyone. Is It Really Worth Losing Lives and Everything Year After Year3
Great video. The drone footage and narration was very informative. Unfortunately this will continue to happen. The natural barrier is gone and there is nothing to hold back the water.
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Dave if you look at the history of U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade from 1851 to 2023 there has been no increase in the number of strikes. The average 18 Hurricane Strikes per decade and of that 6 are major hurricanes. the decade wit the most was the 1941 to 1950, with 24 hurricanes of that 10 was major, according NOAA.
NOAA has a detailed report based on the records and the state that 305 hurricanes that made landfall in the USA Florida has the most Hurricanes per decade than any other state, followed by Texas.
One has to remember the barrier Islands was built by Hurricanes, and if you look at the old maritime charts going back to the 16th and 17th century there are barrier islands that exit today that did not and islands that existed then no longer exist.
While people like living on barrier islands, human activities on the islands have intensified the effects of the hurricanes because of the increased density of population from the 1940 on the islands, and the stripping of Mangrove forests and other native plants that anchored the the sand in place.
People want to see the pristine white sands beaches, that complain about the sand washing away or about having to do beach renourishment to replace the sand that wash away.
Day if you was to look at Ft Myer Beach in the 1920's compared to today, you would see and island that looks Long Key, where you drove through and commented there was not sand washed in by the hurricanes.
the activity of man to shape his environment to suit his likes, also increases the damages of the storms and increases flooding, be it inland or alon the coast during intense storms.
We keep records and the records do not support hurricanes are become more frequent or intense, what has changed is human population density in areas where it should not be, putting people in dangers of the storms.
NOAA in their report shows the area in Florida that has had the most hurricanes, is the northwest part of the state, followed by the Southeast, then the Southwest which are the areas affected by more major Hurricanes, the least affected part of Florida, is the Northeast which has only 1 major hurricane since 1851, all he the other quadrants of Florida has has 12 to 15 major hurricanes since 1851.
NOAA records are detained and the records from the 1800's have holes in which storms was not tracked because they did not do affect human population, the records shows there is not change and the number of Hurricanes and there intensity remain steady.
It is the human population growth in areas that is impacted by the storms and the hysteria of blaming everything on climate change.
The earth climate is changing and has been through the history of the planet, and it will continue to do so until our sun goes super nova, and yes many affect our environment and shapes it to his liking, which has an impact on the climate.
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This is Estero Island, where Ft Myers Beach is located. Beautiful barrier island, until hurricane a few years ago destroyed many classic looking places, like the fishing pier. Wonderful place to vacation and very much an old Florida 60s look. But....climate change/big storms hitting that side of Fl in recent years. Longing for the good ole days in beautiful Fl. I love Fl so much and it breaks my heart to witness this.
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Lived in Fort Myers during Ian, glad I moved back to Tennessee. After Ian there wasn't a reason to stay. the beach already stinks from the river flowing in and red tide is a common problem. Sanibel and Lovers Key isnt't as bad, but I would usually drive to Bradenton for my beach trips.
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When I started going to Fort Myers Beach in the 80s the sea wall was exposed 4 or 5 where the old Eventide was now Margaritaville. The steps where Crescent Beach is were there too. The sea alls were still exposed in the late 90s. It wasn’t until they started pumping all the sand onto the beach that they covered up the sea walls.