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Waves crash up against the front of homes along beach road Capistrano Beach. Orange County declared a countywide state of emergency in September 2026 due to severe coastal erosion and high surf driven by Hurricane Marie. The coastline connecting Dana Point and San Clemente was hit especially hard, resulting in millions of dollars in damages, structurally compromised homes. Severe coastal damage occurred along Beach Road in the private Capistrano Bay District of Capistrano Beach off Pacific Coast Highway. The damage occurred because climate-driven sea level rise and severe tropical storm surges directly slammed into a coastline already starved of its natural sand buffers. The Super El Nino raises - ZUMAr19_ 20261003_new_r19_110

Waves crash up against the front of homes along beach road Capistrano Beach. Orange County declared a countywide state of emergency in September 2026 due to severe coastal erosion and high surf driven by Hurricane Marie. The coastline connecting Dana Point and San Clemente was hit especially hard, resulting in millions of dollars in damages, structurally compromised homes. Severe coastal damage occurred along Beach Road in the private Capistrano Bay District of Capistrano Beach off Pacific Coast Highway. The damage occurred because climate-driven sea level rise and severe tropical storm surges directly slammed into a coastline already starved of its natural sand buffers. The Super El Nino raises - ZUMAr19_ 20261003_new_r19_110

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October 3, 2026, Dana Point, California, USA: Waves crash up against the front of homes along beach road Capistrano Beach. Orange County declared a countywide state of emergency in September 2026 due to severe coastal erosion and high surf driven by Hurricane Marie. The coastline connecting Dana Point and San Clemente was hit especially hard, resulting in millions of dollars in damages, structurally compromised homes. Severe coastal damage occurred along Beach Road in the private Capistrano Bay District of Capistrano Beach off Pacific Coast Highway. The damage occurred because climate-driven sea level rise and severe tropical storm surges directly slammed into a coastline already starved of its natural sand buffers. The Super El Nino raises - ZUMAr19_ 20261003_new_r19_110

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