2006-12-04 05:52:21 · 4 answers · asked by sp5792 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Well, they're not a barrier to the hurrican itself - but they will buffer the mainland from the storm surge that often accompanies a hurricane. To see the damage a storm surge can do, just look at what happened to New Orleans in hurricane Katrina in 2005. Had the city been built behind all the low-laying wetlands that it now sits on the same area would have actually protected the city -- instead they built the city on a floodplane.
2006-12-04 05:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by brooks b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they help absorb the energy of the hurricane before it can make landfall.
2006-12-04 13:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by Chris J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are able to break waves better than beach shore. Also, they can absorb water pretty well.
2006-12-04 13:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by Drew P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
? id like to know that also.
2006-12-04 14:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋