Sea level rise is going to happen. Wait, that statement is incorrect. Sea level rise is happening right now. Multiple California communities are struggling with the encroachment of the ocean most often with expensive project that may, at best, delay the inevitable. Just north of Monterey, the small town of Marina is planning for the ocean to win and how to accommodate the changes that victory will entail while still retaining their community.
At a time when Del Mar, Pacifica and other coastal cities are fighting to defend their homes and roads from the rising sea, Marina has embarked on a path less traveled. Here in this Army turned university town, residents are learning how to adjust with the ocean as the water moves inland.
“Marina is such a good test case,” said David Revell, a coastal geomorphologist who has advised numerous cities, including Marina, on sea level rise. “Here we have the precedent of a community who understands that … there has to be enough lead time to get things out of the way — before it’s in the way.
“That is a really powerful message to the rest of California.”
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