Which consequence results when increased storm frequency overwhelms coastal hydraulic barriers?

💡 Explanation

Increased storm frequency directly causes increased wave energy acting on hydraulic barriers, leading to barrier island breaching because wave overtopping and erosion accelerate, therefore sediment transport increases through breaches, rather than a balanced littoral sediment or stable coastlines.

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