The scientists are optimistic that an early warning system is feasible, though they caution a lot more analysis is needed to determine whether it’s possible to reliably predict bluff failures.
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla are seeing promising results in their quest to predict bluff collapses before they happen.
His family’s tragic loss motivated state lawmakers to pass legislation that kickstarted the Scripps research. Fortunately, no one was hurt. But slides like this routinely happen up and down the coast, and the consequences can be fatal. Soon, the researchers will install custom-built sensors that use optical fiber and lasers. The equipment will be able to measure bluff movement down to “the diameter of an atom,” Zumberge said.
Assembly member Tasha Boerner represents the coastal areas of Del Mar and Encinitas. She authored the legislation that kickstarted the Scripps research. In August of 2019, friends and family gathered at nearby Grandview Beach for a celebration. Davis’s sister-in-law, Elizabeth Charles, had just completed breast cancer treatment.Dr. Patrick Davis in the backyard of his Encinitas home on Aug. 30, 2024.
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