Since 1984, 500 acres of beach area has been added across Southern California, the most urbanized and dammed part of the California coast
More beaches are widening than narrowing
So, we have enough sand, but not where we need it most
Work led by Jon Warrick, USGS
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Feels a little self serving to be all in on this. I look forward to seeing some kind of cost/benefit analysis for taxpayers.
What exactly is the price tag and who who pay for it? I didn’t see that on the link you shared.
Nice write up of our recent work to address flood risk in Florida by @noaa.gov
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-mod...
You're on it. The region manages a lot of its rainfall-driven flood risk by quickly infiltrating water into the ground, which is highly porous. But if there's no space in the ground to put it, due to a higher ground water table, then the water spreads out on the land surface.
A new model formulation for fast, high-res (<3m), physics-based flood simulation over large areas (> 1,000 km2) with groundwater interactions and hydraulic structures. More work to come informing adaptation in both Miami and Los Angeles. w/ @katharinemach.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ad...
Mud and debris hazards in Southern California are generated when loose material in mountain canyons, released from hill slopes with the burning of vegetation, is mobilized by streamflow. An illustration w/ Eaton Canyon above Altadena. Note the critical role of debris basins - protecting communities.
A postscript: this work was funded by the now "archived" Humans, Disasters and Built Environment program at the National Science Foundation.
This work reinforces the need for risk communication efforts by governments and others to emphasize the actions that are effective and are within the capacity of residents. This work also highlights the need to build capacity where it is lacking.
Two major findings here: (1) increasing risk awareness among residents DOES NOT translate into behavior that mitigates risks, and (2) residents WILL take action when: (a) they know what they are doing will work, and (b) they have the capacity to do so.
@floodlab.bsky.social examined flood hazard maps and found that the summer camp's cabins were within a federally designated “floodway.”
"There was a breakdown somewhere along the way, in the understanding of risks and the ability to take action in a timely way." www.latimes.com/environment/...
Mudslides and debris flows following wildfires can be more deadly than the fires themselves. Communities are protected by debris basins, but they are prone to overtopping. An "explainer".
@ucirvine.bsky.social @ppicnotes.bsky.social @adaptationhive.bsky.social #adapt
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OK. This is really bizarre. Is this how all businesses are going to engage Trump?
Tiktok is off, but Trump will come to the rescue. Good grief.
I still can’t believe this is all happening in JANUARY.
#losangeles #wildfires @adaptationhive.bsky.social
Congratulations!
Jimmy Carter ♥️
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#bobdylan #jimmycarter
When you’re an owner of an F1 team and you need to decorate the house for the holidays. #california #newportbay #orangecounty
♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏
How will this impact the pace, direction and effectiveness of climate adaptation? #adapt
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Early start to Day 1 at AGU. Hope to see you in our floods sessions today.
I'm pleased to share a commentary paper co-authored by Oliver Wing and Paul Bates, and published today by Earth's Future, calling for an end to bathtub modeling in flood risk studies. Ready why here:
"Flooding is Not Like Filling a Bath"
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#adapt
UCI Flood Lab - Fall 2024
Happy Holidays to All
#adapt
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San Simeon ♥️
Thankful to see an unarmored river in coastal California. Happy Thanksgiving from Paso Robles! @adaptationhive.bsky.social
