UC-Irvine: Widening Beaches Make California 500 Acres Bigger Than It Was 40 Years Ago
February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026
IRVINE, California, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:
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Widening beaches make California 500 acres bigger than it was 40 years ago
UC Irvine and USGS researchers used satellites to track coastal changes
* California's beaches have, on average, widened in the past four decades.
* Areas of severe beach erosion are offset by areas of dramatic beach expansion.
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Widening beaches make California 500 acres bigger than it was 40 years ago
UC Irvine and USGS researchers used satellites to track coastal changes
* California's beaches have, on average, widened in the past four decades.
* Areas of severe beach erosion are offset by areas of dramatic beach expansion.