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March 28, 2017

Study predicts significant erosion on Southern Cal beaches by 2100

  • Researchers found that with limited human intervention, 31 percent to 67 percent of the beaches could vanish over the next eight decades.

    • LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than half of Southern California's beaches could completely erode back to coastal infrastructure or sea cliffs by the year 2100 as the sea level rises, according to a study released Monday.

    Using a new computer model to predict shoreline effects caused by the rise of sea levels and changes in storm patterns from climate change, the research found that with limited human intervention, 31 percent to 67 percent of the beaches could vanish over the next eight decades with sea-level rises of 3.3 feet (1 meter) to 6.5 feet (2 meters).


     
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