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During a nor’easter in April 2016, waves collide with the dune and overwash onto Highway 12 in Kitty Hawk, N.C. Hundreds of miles of dunes serve as a barrier for Outer Banks residents against flooding. Photograph credit: Nick Spore, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
