Satellite data, study gives new insight on which beaches are growing, shrinking

Satellite data, study gives new insight on which beaches are growing, shrinking

Not all beaches are considered equal. Some stretches of coastline, like in south Orange County, are thin and shrinking, a well-reported worsening each year. But, to the surprise of even the experts, other areas of California’s coast are actually growing, with widening beaches that have made the state about 500 acres bigger than it was 40 years ago. A new study released by UC Irvine and the United States Geological Survey used NASA satellite data…