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California Pier Collapse Video Shows Santa Cruz Wharf Partially Washed Away
Santa Cruz Wharf's collapse threw three people into the ocean after the National Weather Service warned of waves up to 60 feet.
Portion of Santa Cruz Pier collapses as massive waves slam California coast
A portion of the Santa Cruz pier collapsed and floated out to sea as high surf pounded the California coast on Monday afternoon. The pier collapse was first reported just after 1 p.m. "A portion of the Santa Cruz Pier has collapsed and is floating away," the National Weather Service said in an statement via social media.
Retired Santa Cruz Wharf supervisor says wharf was breaking apart, collapse could've been prevented
A retired Santa Cruz Wharf supervisor said old steel fasteners had been loosening and the structure had been slowly breaking apart for years.
Seagulls were a factor in collapse of California's iconic Santa Cruz wharf
After part of the iconic Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the ocean amid powerful waves on Monday, feathered culprits have been found to factor into the pier’s damage: seagulls. Specifically, environmental requirements meant to protect the birds during their nesting season delayed necessary repairs to the 110-year-old structure,
City releases interview with lifeguards on Santa Cruz Wharf collapse rescue
While already on alert because of the high surf that hit the Monterey Bay coast Monday, Santa Cruz Lifeguards Lt. Isiah Mullen and Lt. Sam Hofmann, stationed on a Jet Ski in the water near Cowell
Protections for nesting gulls (among other uniquely Californian headaches) delayed repairs to Santa Cruz wharf
When the last 150 feet of Santa Cruz’s iconic wharf plummeted into the ocean Monday, city leaders were still grappling with damage it had sustained two years earlier during back-to-back winter storms.
Santa Cruz officials warn of donation scams following wharf collapse
City officials in Santa Cruz say swindlers claiming to represent businesses on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf are soliciting donations following the structure's partial collapse.
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Storms and Sea Levels: The Growing Threat to California’s Piers
California’s aging piers face growing threats from climate change, with intensifying storms, rising repair costs, and ...
California’s piers may not be able to withstand climate change
Climate change continues to worsen the coastal storms that batter California's aging piers. The result is frequent and ...
Major storm pounds California’s central coast, blamed for man’s death and partially collapsing pier
A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally ...
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Waves up to 30 feet forecast to rock California coast, days after deadly weather and pier collapse
Farther north, the weather service office in Eureka, California, issued a high surf advisory that ... third made it to ...
3 California beaches closed as collapsed pier debris washes ashore
As detritus from the badly damaged Santa Cruz pier washes ashore, California State Parks officials are keeping three beaches ...
California Pier Partially Collapses Amid 'Dangerously Large' Waves
In the high surf warning, the NWS says that large waves can pull people into the sea from rocks or jetties without warning.
Portion of California pier crumbles into the ocean amid heavy waves
A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally ...
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2 rescued after California pier partially collapses due to heavy surf from major storm
Two people were rescued when a California pier partially collapsed and fell into the ocean as the state's central coast was ...
California High Surf and Flood Warnings Continue After Pier Collapse
The National Weather Service issued a high surf warning, with waves reaching up to 35 feet, after a pier collapsed.