由于发展造成的侵蚀已经使墨西哥湾与陆地的距离比1965年拉近了20英里，从而使飓风能够积累更多的能量，也使狂风和波涛速度更快、破坏力更强。
Because development-provoked erosion has brought the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles closer to land than it was in 1965, hurricanes are able to retain more strength, and their winds and waves pack more speed and destructive power.