San Clemente beaches show critical danger of erosion

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Жыл бұрын

A new report takes a closer look at the continued dramtic erosion of local beaches in San Clemente.
The study by Moffatt & Nichol, a firm hired by the city to study beach erosion issues, aims to figure out possible solutions to stop the dramatic sand erosion. The four critical erosion hotspots discovered during the study include Shorecliffs, Mariposa Beach, Capistrano Shores and Cypress Shores.
KTLA's Chip Yost reports on July 14, 2023.
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@chrisbrowne4669 Жыл бұрын

Littoral drift in Southern California washes the sand into the ocean with the North Swell in winter and then Summer South Swell washes it back. Every time they screw up the coast with a marina or a jetty or a river mouth "improvement" it interrupts the cycle and prevents the sand from returning naturally .

@russell7489 6 ай бұрын

sea rise even by inches and increase storm strength from the warming planet, no matter the reason, would doom the coastal development hundreds of feet inland over the next generation, even if there was not beach constructions. Sad to say, but true. The best to be done now is intervene and work to mitigate issues it causes. Not talking about a few beach houses, the coastal area a dozen miles in is PACKED with interstates as close as 100 ft to high tide and 100,000's of units of housing. One might say, heh, instead of spending billions to armore 1/2 the shore and pump sand to other areas then depleted, just condemn everything for hundreds of feed inland, rip it down, up, dispose of materials safely, thouands of tons of haz mats, redo ports, sewer plants, condeming 10,000's of houses and biz inland to move them to along with stretches of 8 lane interstae and rail lines, then build 10,000's of new housing uints on land seized from others even further inland to move people you evicted to. And pass the problem on to grandchildren or great grand children. Or acknowledge the over population and poor choices made for greed of a few, stabilize it, legislate to stop it, reverse it, mitigate it.

@340wbymag Жыл бұрын

Erosion like that will never stop, and anything done to "fix" the problem will only shift the erosion to a different area. Those that bought property so close to the ocean should have expected this to occur, and those that still own similar property should understand that they could be in the same situation at any time.

@DrDurango15 Жыл бұрын

Kinda like building your house on or near an active volcano, in a hurricane zone, tornado alley, flood zone, it comes with risk.

@andrewe360 11 ай бұрын

stay iggnorant stay under water

@allgoo1990 10 ай бұрын

"Erosion like that will never stop, and anything done to "fix" the problem will only shift the erosion to a different area. Those that bought property so close to the ocean should have expected this to occur, and those that still own similar property should understand................." == The seller will never tell you that.

@myownboss1 Жыл бұрын

“Castles made of sand, slip into the sea…. Eventually!” - Jimi

@TheGoldcolor Жыл бұрын

what do you expect on building on compacted sand

@Greysky2024 Жыл бұрын

Yep, it’s a cliffside. That tends to be a possibility lol

@daniellanglois9973 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter what Man does, the Earth is constantly changing.

@roachtoasties Жыл бұрын

If sea levels are rising, whatever you do won't work. It's not that the beaches are disappearing, they're just moving to higher ground/further inland.

@chazman4461 Жыл бұрын

Look at pictures of beach properties and coastal buildings from 50 years ago. The water has not risen to the point it is erasing beaches. Do some independant research and you can see this.

@OarsmanPower 6 ай бұрын

@roachtoasties The sea is rising? Says who? Please tell me, if the seas are rising, why are there cranes all along the Florida coast building high rise condos and offices? Are you dumb enough to think banks would invest billions if they had even the remote possibility their building would be under water? Wake up.

@ectoplasmicentity Жыл бұрын

I was there in Calafias Beach last week and noticed the beach was very narrow. Interesting, very interesting.

@White_Snake69 Жыл бұрын

I got news for you it's going to continue happening

@81recinos Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately thisnis not new news this had been ignored for many years and here we are

@dukefurst5741 Жыл бұрын

Marine sedimentologist has been there for 5 whole years. She must be an expert. 😆🤣

@brg1969 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, she’s an expert at being an idiot

@BotUsername1234 5 ай бұрын

It doesn't take a genius to observe erosion

@bluelava4282 Жыл бұрын

Nothing new just gradually returning to the Ocean 🌊

@mamaleary1968 Жыл бұрын

we miss you on Direct TV, Chip

@robertshannon4547 Жыл бұрын

Those were the days San Clemente! 🎉 party’s winding down 😢

@frankpaquet295 Жыл бұрын

So sad to see this; we used to spend our vacations at San Clemente when I was young and I love it there. Hopefully, they'll come up with a solution so everyone that is living right there, won't be flooded out or have their houses fall down the cliffs. (from Sandi)

@parkdaniel3980 Жыл бұрын

A solution for mother nature is highly unlikely..on the flipside if you own a house here you have the money to move on with your life...

@KATROCKCOUNTRY Жыл бұрын

San Capistrano Bch was like Heaven in the early '80s

@White_Snake69 Жыл бұрын

The future of the state is over

@imo8249 Жыл бұрын

Did they build on sand ?

@bngr_bngr Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much the train has added to cliff side erosion. The railroad tracks are virtually at the base of these cliffs.

@Jim-fe2xz Жыл бұрын

Notice that the real worry is for human interests - not the natural cycles and health of the earth? Also if you take your pictures at plus high tides or even king tides you can skew the images. Take the same pictures at minus low tides and the beaches are huge. Building on unstable soil that near the dynamic cycles of the ocean and the only thing you can say is you've been extremely lucky it's taken this long to impact you. In the 50's and 60's the PCH was closed between Santa Monica and Malibu nearly every winter due to landslides. But hey go sign on with billie gates and start blocking out the sun's rays hitting the earth. Now that's a great idea! (LOL). Or better yet learn to observe, adjust and respect the natural powers of our earth - we are temporary but it's been here a very long time!

@dukefurst5741 Жыл бұрын

Your comment is truth. 👍🏽

@dirk7816 11 ай бұрын

I have been watching those beaches disappear since I was a kid. In another two or three decades all those homes west of the I-5 will be condemned and the cliff front homes would have long since crumbled into the sea by then. Mother nature doesn't pause time for us especially when we help hasten the next inter-glacial maximum we are headed full steam into.

@kjbuchanan63 Жыл бұрын

There used to be way more sand near the pier and lifeguard headquarters. The water is so much closer now.

@Greysky2024 Жыл бұрын

Oh no.. anyway

@chenzog6657 Жыл бұрын

Government wants the coastal land and the rural mountainous areas.

@colestone14 Жыл бұрын

Someone is going to have new beach front property

@aFan_1of1 Жыл бұрын

"Battling Erosion" 😆

@DrDurango15 Жыл бұрын

Did they think the surface of the earth doesn't change over time when they built them? Smh.

@vargasfamily282 Жыл бұрын

The ocean swallows billionaires any old time

@Light4theWorldTV Жыл бұрын

Is this the beginning of the slow slip/ slide earth shifting event that takes southern California into the sea.

@Keepthinking568 Жыл бұрын

Nature is messing with the true Americans quality of life 😅

@brainmultiverse Жыл бұрын

Please save the Beach Front homes 🏠 of Millionaires and Billionaires. 🙀

@bngr_bngr Жыл бұрын

No billionaires is living in a house with a railroad track in front of their house.

@MsHomestay Жыл бұрын

I dont actually see rich folks doing bad things but more out of rumors and jealousy. They are more cautious and responsible than the so called poor "victims" who are the main cause of vandalism, theft, entitlement, killing...

@bessycorrales6405 Жыл бұрын

@@MsHomestay Ever heard of white collar crimes? The rich are just better at hiding their crimes. Yes, they’re cautious at not getting caught, and often get away with egregious crimes because of their wealth. But YOU don’t see them, so wealthy criminals don’t exist.

@jimthompson8947 Жыл бұрын

God : 👉🔥

@polska905 5 ай бұрын

Maybe they should lay off the cloud seeding, making it rain in a place that usually doesn't see much rain is definitely speeding up the erosion.

@mikedineen7857 Жыл бұрын

Who is gonna pay for that??

@tuufye4r Жыл бұрын

Living for the surfers is what got you all now living in water.

@chazman4461 Жыл бұрын

Ummm, thats what beaches do. Why you expect anything else?

@melvinjohnson2074 Жыл бұрын

Yes we need to do a "study" and get some input. Check back with us in a few years.

@BabyBoomersDoomer Жыл бұрын

💰💰💰💰

@MI-6e 5 ай бұрын

It was a nice place when i lived there in the 90s, low key. Now its like every other place in Southern Cal

@luvtoyscollector3373 Жыл бұрын

That’s horrible, stuff collapsing 🤔

@charlenemariecoraninmemory5130 Жыл бұрын

rail crossing 12 ft away catch the amtrak ken

@musk-eteer9898 11 ай бұрын

within 5yrs and the beach is gone....wow

@dutchweir2404 Жыл бұрын

Well when your whole region is ripping apart from the continent and sinking there are no solutions.

@manuelaguayo6150 Жыл бұрын

No mamen they being there all they life now all of the sadden she now’s everything lol

@metahduh4003 5 ай бұрын

Property prices dumps.

@willyautomotive1465 5 ай бұрын

Dont live on a cliff.

@RichardWalter-oo6pw 2 ай бұрын

They already did that in San Clemente over 20 years ago . They dropped huge rocks a mile out and made a reef in the 90 s nature is going to do what it’s going to do

@ocramble 6 ай бұрын

She’s an expert?

@SeniorMoostacho 9 ай бұрын

Perfect, add some natural sand to the beaches and hopefully make a nice peak off the Life Guard Headquarters.

@drumtwo4seven Жыл бұрын

MOTHER NATURE WILL DECIDE

@rayrayjr247 Жыл бұрын

Global warming climate change since 80's shouldn't home be underwater now?

@kenxiong6830 Жыл бұрын

It’s only when the rich are affected that things will change

@jimthompson8947 Жыл бұрын

Tis the ideal of the memed to build upon the sand.

@containedhurricane Жыл бұрын

Billions of people means more energy, food, water and other resources are required, which will make climate change worse. Unfortunately, territorial, cultural and racial conflicts have been encouraging population growth race

@dukefurst5741 Жыл бұрын

Really? China and Japan are suffering from negative birth rates. China even increased their number of children policy to combat low birth rates. Elon Musk claims the biggest threat to overall humanity is the declining birth rates. Perhaps you’re looking through the sanctuary city lense and seeing all the anchor babies being born here in So Cal and every where else that makes you think it’s an over population problem. You probably support post birth abortion too.

@jhariette Жыл бұрын

Earth is fighting back!!!!!!yess!!!!!!humans don't care anyways!!!!!

@geneziogenezio3299 6 ай бұрын

NORMAL AND PREDICTABLE. MAN BUILD HOUSES ON AREAS WHERE THEY ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION, NOW THEY WILL LOSE THEIR HOUSES TO EROSION, SIMPLE AS THAT.

@allenbaxter5180 Жыл бұрын

OH,THAT MILLION DOLLAR VIEW. AT LEAST THE NATIVE AMERICANS NEW NOT TO DO THAT BUT YET WE ARE SO MORE ADVANCED. HA I HATE IT FOR THE PEOPLE.

@Millo4everr Жыл бұрын

Poor rich people

@user-gj7oq1el7w 4 ай бұрын

Gee another beach area full of million dollar homes washing away in California. 🎉

@sarabeth8050 6 ай бұрын

We can thank all those people driving giant SUVs and pickup trucks out of vanity instead of need for climate change, which is destroying shorelines. Their insecurities mean you can't have nice things like nice beaches.

@jshroud 5 ай бұрын

There was sympathy for this plight….two or three decades ago. After a while it starts to become pathetic.😐 The solution is obvious. DO NOT build anything anymore along the Coastline. Move away from the Coast. ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ☝🏾But wait! Homes in California have been sliding off the Cliffs for over a decade now. There is a huge amount of footage that we can see with our eyes showing Cliff collapses. Why would they continue to build homes along those Coastal Cliffs?🤔 Coastal Cliffs composed of SANDstone and Shale mainly. Just say “Managed Retreat” to Californians and observe the reactions. Encroaching Seas|VOA Connect: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jthhm5iXq6jZj3U.htmlsi=JP3nrWpgXQjT8sIh

@trustmemysonisadoctor8479 5 ай бұрын

This is the Earth's natural cycle, were there natural reefs there to begin with? If not LEAVE IT ALONE, nothing good happens when humans try to intervene.