2007-07-06<br/> Rodanthe, North Carolina, 1985<br/> Photograph by David Alan Harvey<br/> A man watches as hurricane-roiled surf pounds Rodanthe Pier in North Carolina's Outer Banks. <br/> Tropical storms, nor'easters, and hurricanes frequently pound the Outer Banks, driving the Atlantic Ocean inland and constantly eroding and reshaping this fragile strip <br/> f barrier islands. <br/> <br/> (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Awash in Change: North Carolina's Outer Banks," October 1987, National Geographic magazine) <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> 在美国北卡罗来纳州的外海岸,一名男子正在观看由飓风激起的怒涛击打着罗丹特码头。<br/> <br/> 热带风暴,东北风暴和飓风时常袭击外海岸,驱使着大西洋涌向内陆,不断蚕食和重塑着这个脆弱的狭长岛屿屏障。 |