A Carlsbad beach lost most of its sand in less than 2 weeks – SF Gate

California Beaches, Carlsbad, April 3, 2021 (by John William Hammond CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

At the center of the uncertainty for upcoming beach nourishment projects is the Federal Emergency Management Agency — better known as FEMA — where policy changes, funding delays, and broader federal debates about disaster response are creating unknowns for coastal communities nationwide, including those on the Outer Banks…