But much of today 's coastline is a complex hybrid of a natural , dynamic landform overprinted with decades of immobile human development . Sandy , CNN , Thieler : We need a solution after E. Robert Thieler . They say during Superstorm Sandy , coastlines experienced massive overwash . Restoring the barrier islands to their pre-storm state increase long-term risks , they say . E. Robert Thieler , Plant , Stockdon : It 's better to move up and away from the beachfront .
Sandy , CNN , Thieler : We need a solution after E. Robert Thieler . They say during Superstorm Sandy , coastlines experienced massive overwash . Restoring the barrier islands to their pre-storm state increase long-term risks , they say . E. Robert Thieler , Plant , Stockdon : It 's better to move up and away from the beachfront .