UC Irvine Civil Engineering Professor Brett Sanders, who researches the region’s sand erosion trends and troubles [said], “It will spread out across the coast,” explained Sanders, whose team has measured the coastline and studies wave action that moves sediment. “There will be times it gets pulled offshore. When there’s milder waves, it tends to push it back on shore. It will get dispersed around.” Looking out at the beach, Sanders explained the complex puzzle that has caused the region to see a dwindling sand supply. Read More