Severe Coastal Erosion During an El Niño Storm (IMAGE)

U.S. Geological Survey

Severe Coastal Erosion During an El Niño Storm

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Severe bluff erosion, along the southern end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California, including damage to the guard rail of the Great Highway (California Highway 1). The severe winter erosion led to lane closures of the highway and an emergency, $5 million revetment along the base of this bluff. This storm damage occurred during the 2009-2010 El Niño, which, on average, eroded the shoreline 55 meters that winter.

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Jeff Hansen, US Geological Survey

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