On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, the shifting landscapes make for dazzling — and jarring — experiences.

The remote island is home to about 450 feral horses, more than 20,000 seals, countless seabirds and, at its peak, roughly 15 humans in the summer.

Being so far out in the ocean — about 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax — Sable Island is hit with wild and rapid weather changes that can leave its researcher inhabitants in a state of shock. Waves crashing in…