Temporary dunes to protect homes bury the remains of a boardwalk nearly five months after the landfall of Superstorm Sandy in Ortley Beach, New Jersey, March 22, 2013.

Temporary dunes were built to protect homes in Ortley Beach, New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy.

Photgraph by Lucas Jackson, Reuters

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