El Niño is threatening California’s fragile coast again – the 1982-83 El Niño opened eyes to the serious erosion risks

California's coastal bluffs and beaches look rugged, but they can be surprisingly fragile in the face of a powerful El Niño.

Storm waves eroded the dunes from beneath homes in Pajaro Dunes, Calif., on Monterey Bay, during the powerful 1982-83 El Nino. Gary Griggs California’s coastal bluffs and beaches look rugged, but they can be surprisingly fragile in the face of a powerful El Niño. The state saw…