Coastal Erosion causes State of Emergency in Pacific, CA

El Nino Damage in Pacifica, CA. Photo Credit: Eric Risberg, AP.

El Nino Damage in Pacifica, CA. Photo Credit: Eric Risberg, AP.

The City of Pacifica has declared a State of Emergency and has condemned an apartment complex teetering on the edge of an eroding bluff, a direct result of the recent El Nino storms. The City forced residents of the complex, anticipating that sections of the bluff will collapse within the week. Click here to read the entire story in USA Today or as covered by the CBS Evening News. The great drone footage displayed in these news stories is exactly what we are looking for in The Nature Conservancy’s Phones & Drones El Nino Monitoring Initiative! Visit nature.org/elnino for more information on how to participate.