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

by Keith Heyer Meldahl

Book Overview

Southern 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520280040
• ISBN13: 9780520280045
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"