San Clemente beaches show critical danger of erosion

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@andrewe360]

stay iggnorant stay under water

[@allgoo1990]

"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]

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

[@TheGoldcolor]

what do you expect on building on compacted sand

[@roachtoasties]

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]

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]

@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.

[@daniellanglois9973]

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

[@Greysky2024]

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

[@81recinos]

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

[@ectoplasmicentity]

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

[@Americafirst-i8q]

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

[@mamaleary1968]

we miss you on Direct TV, Chip

[@Jim-fe2xz]

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]

Your comment is truth. 👍🏽

[@chazman4461]

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

[@polska905]

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.

[@robertshannon4547]

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

[@bluelava4282]

Nothing new just gradually returning to the Ocean 🌊

[@frankpaquet295]

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]

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...

[@imo8249]

Did they build on sand ?

[@bngr_bngr]

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

[@dukefurst5741]

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

[@brg1969]

Yeah, she’s an expert at being an idiot

[@BotUsername1234]

It doesn't take a genius to observe erosion

[@kjbuchanan63]

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

[@KATROCKCOUNTRY]

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

[@Americafirst-i8q]

The future of the state is over

[@DrDurango15]

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

[@dirk7816]

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.

[@colestone14]

Someone is going to have new beach front property

[@mikedineen7857]

Who is gonna pay for that??

[@gregbennett4254]

Tax payer

[@Greysky2024]

Oh no.. anyway

[@chenzog6657]

Government wants the coastal land and the rural mountainous areas.

[@melvinjohnson2074]

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

[@aFan_1of1]

"Battling Erosion" 😆

[@Light4theWorldTV]

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

[@vargasfamily282]

The ocean swallows billionaires any old time

[@kenxiong6830]

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

[@Keepthinking568]

Nature is messing with the true Americans quality of life 😅

[@MrFgarcia140]

Global warning, maybe?

[@brainmultiverse]

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

[@bngr_bngr]

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

[@MsHomestay]

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]

@@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]

God : 👉🔥

[@dutchweir2404]

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

[@charlenemariecoraninmemory5130]

rail crossing 12 ft away catch the amtrak ken

[@Millo4everr]

Poor rich people

[@musk-eteer9898]

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

[@luvtoyscollector3373]

That’s horrible, stuff collapsing 🤔

[@MI-6e]

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

[@BabyBoomersDoomer]

💰💰💰💰

[@ocramble]

She’s an expert?

[@metahduh4003]

Property prices dumps.

[@tuufye4r]

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

[@franklesser5655]

Let's blame climate change.

[@allenbaxter5180]

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.

[@willyautomotive1465]

Dont live on a cliff.

[@SeniorMoostacho]

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

[@jhariette]

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

[@manuelaguayo6150]

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

[@RichardWalter-oo6pw]

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

[@rayrayjr247]

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

[@drumtwo4seven]

MOTHER NATURE WILL DECIDE

[@containedhurricane]

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]

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.

[@sarabeth8050]

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.

[@geneziogenezio3299]

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.

[@jimthompson8947]

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

[@BrianLarin]

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

[@trustmemysonisadoctor8479]

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.

[@jshroud]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqOUmWice6eolaMsi=JP3nrWpgXQjT8sIh

[@petebusch9069]

OMG DISASTER, better raise our taxes LOL. The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

[@petebusch9069]

Well the important this is to make others that have nothing to do with this pay for it because God forbid a liberal actually pays for their own crap.

[@everegenx]

Lmao Californias gonna be underwater in 4 years flat & you can quote me on that

[@tombox2759]

For billions of years galactic civilizations visiting never built even one structure or pyramid in California. Hello...

[@dukefurst5741]

Marine Sedimentologist is going to take on God and nature. 🤣👍🏽

[@rd2dab]

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

[@edfarms3168]

Hahahahahaha nice

[@scott83gmail]

RIP Kurt Reinhold

[@kenxiong6830]

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