Homes, Beaches And Now Rail Lines Claimed By The Ocean As Sea Level Rise Moves Along In California

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In this aerial view, train tracks follow along a coastline now devoid of all sand, near the exclusive Cyprus Shore residential community in San Clemente, California, on October 12, 2022. (Robyn Beck/AFP)

Steve Lang can see catastrophic erosion worsened by climate change happening in real time along one of the world’s most scenic railroad lines, where the sea is swallowing homes, tracks and California’s beautiful beaches. “Every day I come here and watch this, and it makes me want to cry,” the 68-year-old tells AFP on rail tracks he crosses to go surfing. Powerful waves wash in from the Pacific over the rails where the “Pacific Surfliner” runs, ferrying sightseers through the stunning coastal landscapes of southern California.

Not long ago, the railway was cushioned by hundreds of feet of golden sand. But violent southern swells have washed that sand away. With the beach gone, there was nothing to protect the rails from the fury of Tropical Storm Kay as it lashed the coast in September, eating away at the land on which they stood.


A wave breaks over a train truck delivering large rocks to be dumped along the disappearing shoreline to protect train routes near the exclusive Cyprus Shores neighborhood in San Clemente, California, October 12, 2022. (Robyn Beck/AFP)

iThe cliffside parking lot is collapsing and two villas with cracked walls are now officially uninhabitable. “These homes were valued at minimum $10 million each,” says Lang. “We’ve been trying to raise the alert for years, but we don’t get much traction.”

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But “it’s a losing battle,” (San Clemente Mayor Chris) Duncan sighs. The line was closed in September 2021 to add 18,000 tons of rock, and that didn’t solve the problem. “While the rock might temporarily stabilize the slope, it causes exponential sand loss,” he said. “Because now when the waves hit, it doesn’t hit a soft beach. It hits a hard rock, bounces off, takes all other sand with it.” Duncan wants federal money to build back the beaches.

Ed. - Of course he does!!

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https://www.timesofisrael.com/beaches-homes-and-railways-are-disappearing-into-rising-seas-in-california/

[Walleye]

1. Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho

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2. Around 280 feet more if melting does not stop!

And don't forget the rebound adjustment Antarctica will make once two mile high ice is gone.

Then comes erosion.