They lost their coastal Malibu homes to fire. But should they rebuild along a rising sea? – the Los Angeles Times
“I think we suffer from what I call a short disaster memory. We want to get in there and build and rebuild as fast as we can,” said Gary Griggs, a UC Santa Cruz oceanographer and coastal geologist who wrote “California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State.” But the impermanence of coastal construction ”is not something most people are interested in hearing about.”…
How the Klamath Dams Came Down – Grist Magazine
Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the largest dam removal in U.S. history.
This is their story…
A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go? – the New York Times
In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks. …
‘Extremely disturbing’: High levels of heavy metals at Monterey Bay Estuary – the Los Angeles Times
Days after one of the world’s largest lithium ion battery storage facilities burst into flames in Monterey County, researchers found alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals at a nearby estuary that is home to several endangered species…
A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean – SFGate
Residents in scenic communities along the coast of Southern California have known for years that the Palos Verdes Peninsula is prone to landslides, but new research from NASA reveals a startling speed at which the Los Angeles subregion is shifting into the sea. …
Bay Area homeowners battle California Coastal Commission over right to build seawall – the San Francisco Chronicle
A legal battle playing out between the California Coastal Commission and homeowners who want to build a large seawall near Half Moon Bay could have repercussions along the entire coast.
San Clemente sales tax ballot measure for beach sand is falling short – the Los Angeles Times
Before becoming San Clemente’s new coastal administrator last year, the beach has always held a nostalgic place in Leslea Meyerhoff’s heart. “Some of my earliest memories are walking the beach in Santa Monica with my grandma,” she said. “I also recall fond times boogie boarding, collecting seashells or just enjoying a stroll at the beach.”..
San Clemente’s ‘sand czar’ looks to turn back the tide of coastal erosion – the Los Angeles Times
Before becoming San Clemente’s new coastal administrator last year, the beach has always held a nostalgic place in Leslea Meyerhoff’s heart. “Some of my earliest memories are walking the beach in Santa Monica with my grandma,” she said. “I also recall fond times boogie boarding, collecting seashells or just enjoying a stroll at the beach.”..
California kelp – Oceanographic
Off Monterey, the Edges of Earth expedition team falls in love with the vibrant, dense kelp forests of the region….