The El Niño That Killed 50 Million People Is Back

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The El Niño That Killed 50 Million People Is Back


- Geowizard

 

[Mackaydon]

Yesterday, while I was witnessing high tide at the Carlsbad, Ca. beach, a TV crew was doing an interview next to the boulders that form a seawall. You an imagine what happened next.
A set of waves came in and inundated the reporter and his cameraman. A crowd was nearby and applauded.
A bit of humor is necessary when considering the physical destruction; roads, seaside parking lots, local businesses that rely on beachgoers traffic; even the AMTRAK line next to the ocean.

The cost to repair this El Nino in Calif will be in the billions and take years--if ever started.

The waves now bang against the seawall. As they retreat, only cobblestones remain where once were wide sandy beaches. It's a wonder of nature to watch, but sad to realize the results.
Don in SoCal

 

[djackson7348]

Yesterday, while I was witnessing high tide at the Carlsbad, Ca. beach, a TV crew was doing an interview next to the boulders that form a seawall. You an imagine what happened next.
A set of waves came in and inundated the reporter and his cameraman. A crowd was nearby and applauded.
A bit of humor is necessary when considering the physical destruction; roads, seaside parking lots, local businesses that rely on beachgoers traffic; even the AMTRAK line next to the ocean.

The cost to repair this El Nino in Calif will be in the billions and take years--if ever started.

The waves now bang against the seawall. As they retreat, only cobblestones remain where once were wide sandy beaches. It's a wonder of nature to watch, but sad to realize the results.
Don in SoCal

I feel for those who are suffering damages, but man will never beat nature. Maybe instead of people having to own those million dollars lots that run to the beach, for no other reason than to prove their wealth, there could have been maybe a 500-foot buffer between high tide and private property. That buffer would make more beach accessible to everyone and look at how many billions of dollars in damages could have been prevented over the years. I don't mean just California but all coastlines. I know there has been somewhere close to 30 houses washed away here on the North Carolina beaches in the last couple years. How much lower would the bill for hurricane damages have been? Exceptions could be made for necessary shipping ports, public beach access, etc. but no private home, condos and such right at the waters edge.