How 2023's storms have accelerated erosion threat to coastal California homes

#erosion #winterstorm #pacifica #norcal #abc7news

[jeremyoakman]

a lot of Californians build houses in places they shouldn't

[jbrc]

In Hawaii, we experience land erosion as well. When property owners try to "armor" or "bolster" their water front property, it only redirects and accelerates the energy to their adjacent neighbors and beaches. This is why it is not usually permitted. There is no stopping one of the most powerful forces of nature.

[Supernatural]

An end of an era be grateful for the memories...

[b.visconti]

I think anyone living near a body of water should be prepared for flooding eroding etc. these places dont last forever😢

[danfreeman]

Lucky to have that view for 45 years. Erosion has never stopped since it started 4.5 billion years ago.

[chocolmilk]

Breaking News: It's hazardous to live on ocean front property due to erosion. Who would have thought?

[cw]

The expert said it best, i.e., there is nothing we can do to hold back the Pacific Ocean.

[bkbland]

When the Earth wants it back, it takes it.

[Paul-ourx]

Do you know what was there before a cliff? Land. Then the land goes away and then you have a cliff.
The only guarantee in life is change.

[aiaesthetics]

The coast line should be for the public to enjoy, not filthy rich landowners to hoard for themselves. Good on nature for balancing out the universe. 🎉

[ChrisCoombes]

I bet she never imagined she would outlive her home.

[fixpacifica]

Twenty-five or so years ago, property owners along the beach had asked for permission to put rip-rap (boulders) at the bottom of the cliffs to help slow erosion. The California Coastal Commission refused to allow it. It wasn't until buildings started falling down the cliffs that the state changed its mind, but by then it was too late.

[JohnSmith-tikp]

It is obvious that cliff has been subject to erosion for millions of years. The state should never have allowed building anywhere near the cliff as people are dumb and it is sometimes necessary to save them from them selves.

[Costa_del_Artlepool]

The cliff didn't start eroding in 2010. It's been eroding for thousands of years... that's how it became a cliff.

[billmM]

Building a house on a cliff and complaining about erosion is like building a house in the forest and complaining when it burns down in a "forest" fire.

[markd]

😔 My childhood hometown in the 60's....

[vincentrockel]

Cliffs erode. It's a natural process, so it should come as no surprise.

[jrxtrc]

Stop saying this is about rich people! People who are saying this are people who haven’t lived in the Bay Area for more than 10 years. Many of these people have owned these homes for 40+ years when they were reasonably priced and the typical home in the Bay Area was less than $100k and you could afford one on a $40k salary at 10% down! So grow up!
What’s so sad is that San Mateo allowed the development and the selling/reselling of these homes until it was too late and homes started dropping into the ocean since the 90s! It’s inexcusable Pacifica and San Mateo county have done nothing for 30 years to erect a barrier and retaining wall to slow or stop erosion of the wall which is taken away after every major storm.

[pswanberg]

For someone from the USGS, you'd think she'd know not to build or buy a home on a slightly better than pile of sand cliff.

[maryrobinson]

As a result of poor planning on coastal bluffs and allowing homes to be built where they never should have been built.