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Last year's El Niño waves battered California shore to unprecedented degree
Big waves affect beach access and ocean bluffs at the Isla Vista, California study site.
Credit: David Hubbard
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Large incoming waves interacting with waves near the bluffs create a turbulent surf zone.
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Exposed bedrock platform at beach access staircase, where large waves swept away the sand.
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Eroding foredune scarp during a large El Niño wave event in January 2016 in central California.
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El Niño waves breach the foredune in central California in January 2016.
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