10/22/2026
Watch Tower · climate-change
A California town’s beaches are washing away. Can its residents turn the tide?
Filed by Terra Bloom
Rapid coastal erosion threatens coastal homes and economies, and as Super El Niño rounds the corner, a town is reckoning with the reality of climate crisisSan Clemente is one of southern California’s most picture-perfect beach towns – a capital of American surf culture since the 1950s. In two years, 2028 Olympic surfers will compete at Lower Trestles, a world-class surfing beach.But the town’s longtime cultural and economic driver, its beaches, are now under threat. As pounding waves driven by l
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