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Auggie

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7. The California Coast has been building/receding forever

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2024, 07:43 AM

Sep 2024

Nearly all of the coast was created by plate subduction, making for unstable soil. Changes in climate exacerbate erosion. We get to see land movement in years now, even days, not decades.

The coast is simply doing what any educated person would expect it to.

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California is falling into the ocean. [View all] Jacson6 Sep 2024 OP

Climate change is here. I would rather see Florida go first. Autumn Sep 2024 #1

Ohhh..😯 We certainly have our share of problems.. the Ocean n Gulf are creeping into our front yards Deuxcents Sep 2024 #5

Where are you living? I hadn't heard about that! LauraInLA Sep 2024 #2

With average home values about 2 million. . . pat_k Sep 2024 #3

California, or parts of California? Jim__ Sep 2024 #4

And so castles made of sand slips into the sea eventually JoseBalow Sep 2024 #6

The California Coast has been building/receding forever Auggie Sep 2024 #7

Will California eventually fall into the ocean? quaint Sep 2024 #8