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Tag: California

Billionaire accused of stealing sand from Malibu’s Broad Beach, lawsuit says – the Los Angeles Times

The Sands of Malibu (by Michael Clesle CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

A lawsuit filed last week alleges that Mark Attanasio, billionaire businessman and owner of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, has been using excavators to dig up sand from Broad Beach and carry it back to his house as part of an ongoing construction project…

The Precarious Future of Big Sur’s Highway 1 – the New Yorker

Big Sur, California, June 1, 2013 (by Henrique Pinto, CC0 1.0 DEED (public domain), via Flickr).

How climate change is threatening one of the country’s most famous roadways..

How is coastal erosion impacting life in San Diego? – NBC 7 San Diego

Screenshot from NBC 7 San Diego's "How is Coastal Erosion Impacting Life in San Diego" via Youtube.

NBC 7 explores coastal erosion and the threat to people, property & infrastructure along San Diego’s coastline.

Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix – the Washington Times

Bixby Bridge from Above - Highway 1, Big Sur, CA (by Daniel Peckham CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

It is beloved by Big Sur road trippers and is vital for local businesses. But intense storms, slides and fires imperil this highway. What does the future hold?

The Race to Keep an Amtrak Train From Falling Into the Pacific – The Wall Street Journal

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Roars Across the Arroyo Hondo Trestle (by Glenn Beltz Attribution 2.0 Generic via Flickr).

The Pacific Surfliner has shut down frequently because of coastal erosion and eventually must be moved inland..

A climate Q&A with coastal geologist Gary Griggs – Pacifica Tribune

Coastal Geologist. Oceanographer and University of California Santa Cruz professor Gary Griggs stands in the sand dunes along Monterey Bay © D Shrestha Ross.

A startling rise in sea-surface temperatures suggests that we may not understand how fast the climate is changing…

Why Highway 1 Near Big Sur Is Always Collapsing Into The Ocean – LAist

Pacific Coast Highway - Route 1 - California (by faungg's photos CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

About 2,000 motorists, mostly tourists, were stuck in the area on Saturday night after a section of Highway 1 fell into the ocean. No injuries were reported….

Travelers Stranded by Highway Collapse Begin to Leave Big Sur – the New York Times

A section of the Pacific Coast Highway falls into the ocean on the Big Sur Coast south of the Rocky Creek Bridge (Courtesy of Caltrans District 5, public domain via X).

About 2,000 motorists, mostly tourists, were stuck in the area on Saturday night after a section of Highway 1 fell into the ocean. No injuries were reported….

California’s Highway 1 road conditions will only get riskier, experts say – the Guardian

Failure on Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast south of the Rocky Creek Bridge (Courtesy of Caltrans District 5, public domain via X).

Chunk of famed route crumbled into sea causing another closure, and conditions are expected to only worsen with climate crisis…

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