Tropical Storm Cristobal during its noticeable passage along the Gulf of Mexico caused $350M in damage and thousands of homeless people. That day, in addition to keeping the Sargassum seaweed away from the coast, it would seem that the AlgeaNova barriers also somewhat contained the onslaught of the hurricane.
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State of the coastline after tropical depression Cristobal