Only 13percentt of the seashore winds have to be tapped to power the entire United States.
In 1962, Congress created Point Reyes National Seashore, a wind-swept coastline that feels remote despite its location an hour north of San Francisco.
In Culbin it was the removal of turf for fuel and building materials, and the marram or bent grass along the seashore for thatch, that allowed the wind to whip up the sand.
Based on reports from Hurricane Hunters, it is estimated Gabrielle moved ashore at Cape Lookout National Seashore at 1530 UTC on September 9 with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), though due to the shear the strongest winds remained offshore.
On one winding Nobiru street perpendicular to the seashore, the wave sheared off house after house at the foundation, leaving only concrete bases and wood floors scoured eerily spotless by the rushing water.
Common depictions include couples sky-diving for their 40th anniversaries; Richard Branson doing all manner of macho rich-guy nonsense; and the woman of a certain age on a seashore holding a fluttering piece of voile toward the winds of freedom.
"My dream of happiness: a quiet spot by the Jamaica seashore, looking out at the activity in the ocean, hearing the wind sob with the beauty and the tragedy of everything".
The sensations of the seashore - that intoxicating cocktail of sand, sea, air, sun, and wind - trigger every nerve in our bodies, sending mega-jolts of serotonin coursing through our veins.
Waves, contain great amounts of wind energy, and represent a real danger for seashores generally.
Her home was near the seashore, and she grew up with the dry sound of sand-filled wind blowing against her windows.
