Caption by Space Station Academy student: The Keys and beach features extending West into the Gulf of Mexico from the metropolis of St. Petersburg, FL., USA. Note the apparent fragility of the various and interconnected keys and sandbar regions.
Hurricanes and sea-level rise can damage and destroy regions such as this. From images like this, people can monitor and realize the susceptibility of living adjacent to, and in, ocean areas and take action to mitigate the dangers.

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