The study, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Texas General Land Office, took a series of readings in May and again after Beryl came ashore as ... due west of San Luis Pass and home to Surfside Beach, "most of the sand ...

A team of geologists from the University of Houston found extensive erosion in multiple areas along the coast in a matter of months, deeming it "unrecognizable."

Before and after photos show show the extensive damage done to the Gulf Coast of Texas after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the vulnerable coastline.