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Malibu council receives coastal‑vulnerability assessment outlining sea‑level‑rise scenarios and adaptation options
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a finalized coastal vulnerability assessment that maps current and future coastal hazards for sea‑level rise scenarios and proposes a menu of near‑term adaptation measures; council members asked staff to use the report to pursue grants and to coordinate with Caltrans on PCH risks.
Malibu City Council members heard a presentation on Oct. 27 on the city’s coastal vulnerability assessment (CVA), a technical report and public‑engagement summary prepared by environmental consultants Environmental Science Associates (ESA).
Farrah Stack, the city’s environmental sustainability analyst, introduced civil engineer and coastal consultant James Jackson (ESA), who said the study assesses coastal hazards — shoreline and bluff erosion, tidal inundation, storm flooding and wave run‑up — under present conditions and future sea‑level‑rise scenarios (notably 2.5 feet…
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