Review: California Against the Sea, by Rosanna Xia (Mongolia 2009-11)
Evelyn la Torre (Peru, 1964-66) reviews Rosanna Xia’s California Against the Sea. This non-fiction book is available from Heyday Books and Amazon. Title: California Against the Sea Author: Rosanna Xia Published: September 26, 2023 (Heyday Books) Review by Evelyn La Torre (Peru, 1964-66) Ocean waves are devouring California’s coastal cliffs and beaches quicker than previously predicted, with an increasing speed and force that many don’t realize. Rich and poor land- and homeowners from Imperial Beach to Marin City are adversely affected. In California Against the Sea, Rosanna Xia, an environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times and returned Peace Corps volunteer (Mongolia, 2009-11), describes precisely where the increasingly high waves and water levels along the coast are causing damage, amounting to more than that caused by fires and earthquakes in the state. As a California resident, this book spurred me to more actively support environmental causes. The author illustrates the numerous efforts employed in the past and present to ward off . . .
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