Coastal California, also known as the California Coastline and the Golden Coast, refers to the coastal regions of the U.S. state of California. The term is not primarily geographical as it also describes an area distinguished by cultural, economic and political attributes.
Map of counties commonly seen as constituting coastal California
The area includes the North Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, Central Coast, and South Coast. The coastline is slowly eroding due to natural processes accelerated by climate change, though much more slowly in other places in the United States. In the last 100 years, the water line has risen less than 6 in (150 mm) along the coast of California. In the next 100 years, the water is expected to surge as much as 9 ft (2.7 m), bringing into question the fate of the many million dollar homes settled right on the edge of the sea.[1][2]
Climateedit
Coastal California is heavily influenced by east–west distances to the cold California Current (dominated by it) and microclimates due to hills and coast ranges, having strong ecological effects, summer and winter temperatures other than occasional heat waves are heavily moderated by ocean currents and fog with strong Seasonal lags compared to interior valleys as little as 10 mi (16 km) away. Point Conception tends to divide the Coastal region by mid-summer into warmer (south and east) and cooler zones (north). Peak and often intense heat tends to arrive in September much later than the rest of the nation or state. Over time, droughts and wildfires have increased in frequency and become less seasonal and more year-round, further straining the region's water security.[3][4][5]
During the 2000 Census, roughly a third of households had incomes exceeding $75,000, compared to 17.6% in the Central Valley[6] and 22.5% at the national average.[7] While the area has always been relatively expensive, when compared to inland regions and the national average, the recent[when?] real estate boom has left it as the most expensive housing market in the nation. An October 2004 CNN Money publication found that a 2,200-square-foot (200 m2) home in a "middle management neighborhood" would cost an average of $1.8 million.[8]
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coastal, california, also, known, california, coastline, golden, coast, refers, coastal, regions, state, california, term, primarily, geographical, also, describes, area, distinguished, cultural, economic, political, attributes, counties, commonly, seen, const. Coastal California also known as the California Coastline and the Golden Coast refers to the coastal regions of the U S state of California The term is not primarily geographical as it also describes an area distinguished by cultural economic and political attributes Map of counties commonly seen as constituting coastal California Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 1 2 Counties 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography editSee also North Coast California Central Coast California and South Coast California nbsp The Three Arch Bay gated community along the coastline of Laguna Beach Orange County The area includes the North Coast San Francisco Bay Area Central Coast and South Coast The coastline is slowly eroding due to natural processes accelerated by climate change though much more slowly in other places in the United States In the last 100 years the water line has risen less than 6 in 150 mm along the coast of California In the next 100 years the water is expected to surge as much as 9 ft 2 7 m bringing into question the fate of the many million dollar homes settled right on the edge of the sea 1 2 Climate edit Coastal California is heavily influenced by east west distances to the cold California Current dominated by it and microclimates due to hills and coast ranges having strong ecological effects summer and winter temperatures other than occasional heat waves are heavily moderated by ocean currents and fog with strong Seasonal lags compared to interior valleys as little as 10 mi 16 km away Point Conception tends to divide the Coastal region by mid summer into warmer south and east and cooler zones north Peak and often intense heat tends to arrive in September much later than the rest of the nation or state Over time droughts and wildfires have increased in frequency and become less seasonal and more year round further straining the region s water security 3 4 5 Counties edit nbsp Refugio State Beach near Gaviota Santa Barbara County nbsp Monterey Bay shoreline Pacific Grove Monterey County nbsp Ocean Beach San Francisco The counties commonly seen as constituting coastal California are South Coast Los Angeles Orange San Diego Central Coast Monterey San Benito San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Santa Cruz Ventura San Francisco Bay Area Alameda Contra Costa Marin Napa San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Solano Sonoma North Coast Del Norte Humboldt MendocinoDemographics editDuring the 2000 Census roughly a third of households had incomes exceeding 75 000 compared to 17 6 in the Central Valley 6 and 22 5 at the national average 7 While the area has always been relatively expensive when compared to inland regions and the national average the recent when real estate boom has left it as the most expensive housing market in the nation An October 2004 CNN Money publication found that a 2 200 square foot 200 m2 home in a middle management neighborhood would cost an average of 1 8 million 8 See also editCalifornia Coast Ranges California Coastal Records Project low altitude photographs of the entire coast California State Route 1 California s congressional districts Greater Los Angeles Area Left CoastReferences edit Xia Rosanna July 7 2019 The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea Our choices are grim Retrieved July 8 2019 Milman Oliver October 11 2018 Sinking Santa Cruz climate change threatens famed California beach town The Guardian Retrieved 2020 02 04 www drought gov https www drought gov Retrieved November 20 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help title missing Boxall Bettina St John Paige November 10 2018 California s most destructive wildfire should not have come as a surprise Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 11 2018 Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness across the Nation National Integrated Drought Information System Archived from the original on November 11 2018 Retrieved November 11 2018 Stanford University income in California PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2007 06 14 Retrieved 2007 05 28 US Census Bureau US household income Archived from the original on 2007 06 21 Retrieved 2007 05 28 CNN Money housing markets Retrieved 2007 05 28 External links edit nbsp Media related to California Coast at Wikimedia Commons Geology of the California Coast Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine by geologist Andrew Alden Archived 2016 11 10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coastal California amp oldid 1220816147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
