Esplanade Ave Erosion Emergency, Pacifica. The City of Pacifica is spread along a six mile (10 km) stretch of coastal beaches and hills in north central California, about 15 miles from San Francisco. Photo source: ©© Chris D2006
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Each El Niño system that moves through the Bay Area represents an uncertain future for some people living along the coast in Pacifica, where residents say they’ve noticed a huge difference in the shoreline this winter.
Typical erosion rates could double during an active El Niño year, coastal experts warn…
Read Full Article And View News Video, NBC News
San Francisco Rising to Threat of Swelling Seas, Climate Central (10-23-2014)
Flash Forward 100 Years: Climate Change Scenarios in California’s Bay-Delta, USGS (11-06-2011)
Sand Mining in SF Bay Dealt Blow by State Appeals Court, SF Examiner (11-21-2015)
A California appeals court has ruled that sand in the San Francisco Bay must be considered a public trust resource, potentially challenging the practice of mining for sand in the Bay that’s in turn used in construction projects…
San Francisco Bay Sand Mining Raises Question About Beach Erosion, SF Examiner (11-15-2012)
The sediment in San Francisco Bay, once thought of as a renewable resource, is eroding and being removed much more quickly than nature replenishes it…
US West Coast Erosion Spiked In Winter 2009-10, Previewing Likely Future As Climate Changes, USGS (07-12-2011)
Knowing that the U.S. west coast was battered during the winter before last by a climatic pattern expected more often in the future, scientists have now pieced together a San Diego-to-Seattle assessment of the damage wrought by that winter’s extreme waves and higher-than-usual water levels…
Scientists Foresee Losses as Cities Fight Beach Erosion, Climate Central (09-14-2015)
Coastal erosion needs our attention, South Coast Today (01-04-2016)
65 acres of Massachusetts coastline is carried away every year by raging storms and rising seas. That’s not a problem unless we build a house on the beach…
