Hurricane Sandy & Rapid Response Science (VIDEO) University of Texas at Austin This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, scientists from the University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Geophysics, with colleagues from Adelphi University, Stony Brook University and other institutions, surveyed the offshore and nearshore sediments around Long Island to assess the health of the region's barrier sediments and their long-term ability to protect New York and Long Island from the impacts of future storms. Funding was provided by the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, which has a strategic focus on sending geoscientists to the scenes of natural disasters to help society mitigage the impacts of major events like hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes. Credit Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin Usage Restrictions Free use encouraged, with credit to the Jackson School of Geosciences/UT Austin. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.