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Hurricane Paths Shape Estuarine Flushing in Florida’s Multi-Inlet Systems
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Hurricane Paths Shape Estuarine Flushing in Florida’s Multi-Inlet Systems

Two hurricanes. Two weeks apart. Opposite outcomes. That is the story emerging from our new modeling study of Florida's multi-inlet estuaries, where we found that storm track, not just storm strength, dictates how these systems flush. Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit the same region, yet their winds drove contrasting bay, ocean exchanges. Helene shifted from landward intrusion to oceanward flushing; Milton did the reverse. This is a clear demonstration that wind orientation relative to inlet geometry governs transport pathways.