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A California town’s beaches are washing away. Can its residents turn the tide?

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A California town’s beaches are washing away. Can its residents turn the tide?
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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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