LA Times: To the editor: The article on California’s struggle to protect homes and infrastructure from storms and rising seas without sacrificing its beaches points to a larger problem: We keep treating coastal erosion and flooding as emergencies to clean up after rather than threats to prepare for (“California’s plan to save coastal homes from… Continue reading Letters to the Editor: Santa Monica project shows a better way for California to handle beach erosion
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Santa Monica’s sand dunes are mounting a low-tech resistance to rising sea levels
LAist: On a recent morning, traffic sped by the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica where San Vicente and Ocean boulevards meet. A few hundred yards away, the waves crashed on the shore. But 100 years ago, when Hollywood starlet Marion Davies lived in this once-rural spot of coast, standing this close to the house would… Continue reading Santa Monica’s sand dunes are mounting a low-tech resistance to rising sea levels