Long Beach Tests California's Expensive Coastal-Defense Gamble
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Massive Labor Day swells driven by Super El Niño, extreme tides, and remnants of Hurricane Marie overwhelm rebuilt sand berms along Long Beach’s peninsula, underscoring California's costly, imperfect coastal-defense efforts as residents confront rising seas while clinging to oceanfront homes.
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