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The building was built over 100 years ago and stood for over 100 years. It took only a morning to burn the whole building down.

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The beach takes a hit every winter and little by little erosion takes away part of the beach.

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Miles and miles of sand dunes and high grass. When the high grass goes from people walking on it, the next to go are the sand dunes as there will be nothing left to hold the sand dunes in place.

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The tree that stood for hundreds of years came tumbling down during a high wind disturbance. There must have been very high winds numerous times during that time, but now the winds must be even stronger.

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In 2013, a huge flood impacted Estes Park and many other towns in Colorado. Water from the river went right through lodging, homes and the center of town. If you've never experienced a flood, waking up and being right in the middle of the flood was an experience you will never forget. The water...

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Years ago you never saw sand fences on the high dunes. But due to climate change, high tides and strong winds, the ever present dunes are sadly being destroyed as the younger generation will not be seeing some of these majestic sights. :(

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On March 9 of 2013 Atlantic Hurricane cut a 100-foot wide opening in the narrow barrier dune at Ballston Beach in Truro, on Cape Cod. Tons of seawater surged into the freshwater marshes of the upper Pamet River eventually reaching Route 6, and briefly turning the end of Cape Cod...

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The huge, beautiful, hundreds of years old, iconic tree at Fort Hill on Cape Cod has fallen in the storm. It certainly was sad to see that a storm could do such damage in a split second when it took the tree so long to become this big.