Post-tropical storm Fiona has flattened scores of homes and killed at least one person, but there is a spot of good news amid all the destruction: The ...
by the Sable Island Institute, a non-profit devoted to the conservation of the isolated island.
The island is devoid of the usual landforms that can cushion the impact of a severe storm. There is no bedrock of any kind; Sable Island is exclusively composed of sand and the occasional pebble of gravel. The island’s sole tree is a deformed pineDue to its isolated location, the island is vulnerable to extreme weather coming from any direction, and is known toand shape thanks to wave erosion and the near-constant removal of sand due to high winds.
“The horses are pretty used to storms, they find shelter from the wind and blowing sand in the lee of dunes — there are plenty of hollows and high dune slopes in inland areas, and depending on the wind direction, the horses also huddle on the beach at the base of the dunes,” wrote the Sable Island Institute.
Nevertheless, four people remained on Sable Island throughout the storm: Three Parks Canada staff members and one researcher took shelter in the low cluster of buildings forming Sable Island Station.
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