Oceanic passage of hurricanes across Cay Sal Bank in The Bahamas over the last 530 years

TitleOceanic passage of hurricanes across Cay Sal Bank in The Bahamas over the last 530 years
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsWinkler, TS, van Hengstum, PJ, Donnelly, JP, Wallace, EJ, D'Entremont, N, Hawkes, AD, Maio, CV, Sullivan, RM, Woodruff, JD
JournalMarine Geology
Volume443
Pagination106653
Date PublishedJan-01-2022
ISSN00253227
Abstract

Islands across the Bahamian Archipelago have been devastated by five major hurricanes from 2010 to 2020 CE, including Category 5 Hurricane Dorian in 2019 that inundated parts of Abaco and Grand Bahama with up to 4 m of surge, killing 84 people and leaving >245 others missing. Up to 1 m relative sea-level rise is estimated for The Bahamas by 2100 CE, which could enhance flooding from weaker storms (

URLhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025322721002358
DOI10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106653