This article is not well researched, and either withholds important information, or the reporter is simply uninformed. Natural erosion of cliff land on both sides of the track from storms is the source of track dislocations, not “rising sea levels”, which rise (and fall) twice a day, every single day. They are called tides, and anyone who spends time on the water intuitively knows this. Also, anyone who cares to either consult a tide almanac, or go to the NOAA website can find this out in seconds. In the coming week alone, the tidal range will be over 6 feet in the San Clemente area alone. It can be far more dramatic, or less depending on the position of the sun and moon. The incurious and ignorant fret over fractions of an inch, when the daily tides are measured in feet.
Also, currents have an impact carrying away or depositing sand (sourced primarily from river and streams), shifting the shoreline constantly. This is not new, nor was it unknown when the tracks were first built. That the tracks would either have to be moved or bolstered and protected from storm induced landslides one day is not a sudden realization because of “climate change”.
I am not “denying” that the climate is changing. I’ll repeat that, because climate zealots have low comprehension and retention abilities. I am NOT denying that the climate is changing. “Rising sea levels” is simply not the culprit in this specific instance of track dislocations along Southern California.
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