Coastal erosion forces cancellation of California music festival
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica, featuring The Killers, Olivia Dean, and Jack White, was cancelled due to severe coastal erosion caused by storm surf and runoff from Hurricane Marie.
- Waves up to 15 feet and storm runoff have significantly degraded the beach, making it unsafe for tens of thousands of festival-goers.
- Coastal erosion has also caused a large sinkhole near Malibu, prompting evacuation orders for 31 homes, and has rendered several homes in Dana Point and Laguna Beach uninhabitable or destroyed.
- The Pacific Ocean's recent instability is linked to a near-record strength El Nino event, which is being intensified by human-caused climate change, increasing the volatility of storms and coastal damage.
