Surf, Sand, and Stone: How Waves, Earthquakes, and Other Forces Shape the Southern California Coast Office Management ISBN10: 9198391305

ISBN10: 9198391305

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Surf, Sand, and Stone: How Waves, Earthquakes, and Other Forces Shape the Southern California Coast Office Management ISBN10: 9198391305Southern California is sandwiched between two tectonic plates with an ever shifting boundary. Over the last several million years, movements of these plates have dramatically reshuffled the Earth's crust to create rugged landscapes and seascapes riven with active faults. Movement along these faults triggers earthquakes and tsunamis, pushes up mountains, and lifts sections of coastline. Over geologic time, beaches come and go, coastal bluffs retreat,