Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line
Rising sea levels are causing beach erosion in a Southern California town, threatening a critical rail line.
Coastal erosion has been eating away at the beach in San Clemente, known for nearly a century as a “Spanish village by the sea.” The rising sea and crashing waves have pushed the shoreline landward, splitting the city's picturesque North Beach. Crumbling seaside bluffs have damaged oceanfront homes and forced the repeated closure of a passenger rail line considered the second busiest in the country.
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