Opinion: Lesson from Tunisia: Curb coastal erosion — stop building along Southern California beaches (via latimesopinion)
After I returned from a long and demanding scientific expedition in the coastal areas of North Africa, my colleague took me for a walk on Corona del Mar State Beach. A few steps in, he started recalling 15-year-old memories of the beach and how it has changed since. The beach seemed to be disappearing because of sea level rise, he said.
The Southern California coastal climate from Los Angeles to San Diego mirrors that of the Tunisian coasts in North Africa — and the same mistakes that led to coastal flooding there are being made here. Over time, the massive urban development along Southern California beaches has contributed to erosion of its coasts.
The coastal erosion also triggers arid land conditions that travel a few miles inland because of increased seawater in the soil, which accelerates moisture evaporation when illuminated by the sun.
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