With sea levels expected to rise, future storms could be even more destructive.
This calm makes a future storm more likely, though, and that means investors should think about how to weather it.
Nor are future storms a worry only for those who live on the edge of the ocean.
Louisiana needs a comprehensive plan to protect its citizens from future storms.
Now, residents are wondering how Fire Island will hold up in future storms.
That open land would draw off floodwater from elsewhere in future storms.
The redevelopment plan increased the size of the beaches to protect against future storms.
Nungesser has a long term plan to protect residents, business and the parish from future storms.
The city of Galveston, for example, decided to build a sea wall to protect residents from future storms.
Residents believed any future storms would be no worse than previous events.