Factoid/2013/07/03
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< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2013 | 07
Altering Sand Transport Along the Coast Has Major Consequences
- "For now, the city plans to try to curtail the damage by spending about $2 million of municipal funds on boulders to protect the most eroded stretches of coastline. Construction of the city's deep water port and its jetties in 1939 sharply altered the downcoast flow of sand along the city's beaches, resulting in erosion and damage to public and private property as well as the port..." - excerpt from article in the LA Times.
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