Sea level rise isn't just a California problem. A March government study says tens of thousands of homes will be vulnerable in the next 100 years in other locations too — Miami, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Galveston, Texas.
says tens of thousands of homes will be vulnerable in the next 100 years in other locations too — Miami, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Galveston, Texas.But the danger posed by rising seas is especially obvious in California, where bluff collapses have killed beachgoers and clifftop homes can rapidly become unsafe as the ocean batters the coast below. Low-lying coastal areas aren't immune either,Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins sold his blufftop home in Malibu, California, for $10.
To the south, the ocean is encroaching on the laid-back beach town living in San Diego County. Signs warn beachgoers to stay back from the cliffs on Torrey Pines State Beach, where shore access is often cut off at high tide as the ocean beats against the cliffs.The danger is real: A few miles up the road,The bluffs in San Diego County cities hold up mansions, condos and a railroad that hugs the coast along the prestigious beachfront city of Del Mar.
A train travels along coastal tracks in San Diego County with Torrey Pines State Beach in the background on Sept. 11, 2022 But even so, the notion of phasing out at-risk coastal neighborhoods can be politically toxic — especially when many of those homes cost millions of dollars.
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