In Our Backyard No. 5: Sea level rise means life on California’s beaches is ending up on the rocks Listen 35 min MORE In Laguna Beach, California, a sun is seen dipping behind the water. All California beach towns face the threat of rising sea levels, says Sean Hecht of UCLA. Photo by Derek Horner.
Chris Iltis, owner of San Clemente Surf School, tells Warren Olney that his clients were outraged when a scheduled class was cancelled for safety reasons because there was no sand on Capo Beach in San Clemente. It’s happened before, and if there can’t be surfing, he says, “it would send shockwaves” through every other business in town.