by Maureen Purcell | Aug 9, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Last week the Orange County Register turned to Blum Center coastal flooding expert Brett Sanders to understand the cause of recent flooding in Newport Beach. Why might high tidal waters be flooding the coastal Californian town during summer months when waves are...
by Maureen Purcell | Aug 1, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
The Los Angeles Times recently published a piece on the changing wave dynamics along California’s coast. In this article, several experts were asked to weigh in on a recent study demonstrating that (1) the average height of winter waves along California’s...
by Maureen Purcell | Jul 18, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research, Uncategorized
Blum Center researcher Dr. Brett Sanders was featured in a recent segment on ABC 7 . Leading up to the reopening of the railway line which was closed after a landslide in San Clemente, which also destroyed parts of the iconic Casa Romantica, flood and erosion expert...
by Maureen Purcell | Jul 11, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
In an op-ed out this week in the Los Angeles Times, Blum Center expert Dr. Brett Sanders offers expert, if disquieting, observations. In the wake of the Rolling Hills landslide, Dr. Sanders writes about the warning signs all around us – massive flooding, intense...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 23, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Last week, Blum Center coastal erosion and flooding expert Dr. Brett Sanders was quoted in an OC Register article covering the arrival of new sand to Dana Point, CA, beaches. The project is the culmination of years of government, researcher, and local organization...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 12, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center coastal research lead, Dr. Brett Sanders, is featured in a new short film “Running out of Time: The Race to Save San Clemente Beaches”. This short film is part of a campaign by local organization Bring Back our Beaches, which is trying to...
