El Nino storms put coastal California homes in danger

Jan 27, 2016

El Nino storms put coastal California homes in danger

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Nation, The Baltimore Sun California, El Nino

Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the Pacifica, Calif., area.

: Chunks of concrete hang over a cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man talks on his cell phone while riding on the back of a moving truck as residents evacuate apartments atop an eroding cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Two men help their mother evacuate from apartments set atop an eroding cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A resident evacuates an apartment complex set atop an eroding cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Residents are seen evacuating their apartments due to an eroding cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Apartments are seen at the edge of an eroding cliff as residents evacuate in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Apartments are seen at the edge of an eroding cliff as residents evacuate in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Eileen Horan carries away some of her clothes after being forced to evacuate her apartment Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif. El Nino storms delivering crashing waves and powerful rain storms have put homes perched atop coastal bluffs near San Francisco in danger, forcing residents of an apartment complex on Monday to leave. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

: Eileen Horan shuts the door to her patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean after being forced to evacuate her apartment Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif. El Nino storms delivering crashing waves and powerful rain storms have put homes perched atop coastal bluffs near San Francisco in danger, forcing residents of an apartment complex on Monday to leave. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

: Garth Yeaman carries some of his belongings after being forced to evacuate his apartment Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif. El Nino storms delivering crashing waves and powerful rain storms have put homes perched atop coastal bluffs near San Francisco in danger, forcing residents of an apartment complex on Monday to leave. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

: Waves crash below an apartment building that residents were forced to evacuate Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Pacifica, Calif. El Nino storms delivering crashing waves and powerful rain storms have put homes perched atop coastal bluffs near San Francisco in danger, forcing residents of an apartment complex on Monday to leave. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

: A broken off section of land is cordoned off at an apartment complex where an eroding cliff has residents evacuating in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area.(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Chunks of concrete and houses hang over a cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: People walk near a collapsed portion of Beach Blvd in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Houses hang over a cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Houses hang over a cliff in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area.(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A piece of concrete hangs by a fence wire at a coastal property in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Sections of land are seen missing from coastal properties in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Sections of land are seen missing after falling to the sea in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016, as storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A crumpled sign and pieces of a fence are seen at the base of an eroding cliff where residents are being forced to evacuate from their homes in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Apartments are seen at the edge of an eroding cliff while residents evacuate in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Resident Jonathan Levin surveys missing land from his balcony while residents evacuate in Pacifica, California on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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