Erosion of Californian cliffs is causing homes to crumble away 

Costal erosion is forever , thats simple geography..

I remember this wise man telling a story about not building your house on sand .

That's what they get for hogging all of the waterfront areas! If you simply walk or drive by their houses they would scream "Private properties, get out!" Well, don't ask for my tax dollars to bail you mofos out in dealing with your own "private properties!"

In every disaster there's always a group of idiots fighting to stay in harm's way. They'll expect first responders to put their lives at risk to rescue them too when the worst finally happens.

I've never even been to California, but I do remember my father always saying that the whole state of California would one day be in the ocean and this was as early as the 60's.

I lived a half a block from the beach 20 years ago. I was gardening and found a bunch of railroad stakes. Did some research and found out that a train used to run along the coast line.

Seems like that’s not the only thing crumbling in California!!

why o why do they build on top of the erosion that they know is always there?! rich people problems .

The wise man built his house upon the rock - biblical advice!

When you build on a soft cliff....it is inevitable....

Having a nice view of the ocean comes with a price

They took on the risk when they built a home that close to the cliff.

Normal stuff in California. One person's coastal view becomes another person's view. Nature!

Thank you for reporting this. For some strange reason we in America don't see this reported in our national media.

The entire city of Pacifica is built on sand deposits that were once sea bottom. The area, which is not far from where the San Andreas Fault runs under the sea across the Golden Gate, was uplifted by earthquake action and now the Pacific Ocean is taking it back. The people who live on the sand should know by now that they don't have a chance of stopping the ocean, but some of them are the epitome of hubris. The person who wrote the caption should have looked at a map. Pacifica is just south of San Francisco. It is no where near to Southern California.

They won't allow me to build a fence! City: Sir, your fence will be out in the middle of the ocean by the end of the week!

Man is forever fighting a losing battle with Mother Nature. Eventually, SHE ALWAYS wins. Man can only delay the inevitable.

nature reclaiming hers, good

Shame it is happening in California and not in Washington D.C.

"Learn to swim, see you down in, Arizona Bay!"

they need to make it clear these people who lives at the cliff are millionair. Those houses you see there are between 7 - 12 millions. So by all means, i feel no sympathy for them. They can easily buy another house anywhere else on the planet.

Oceanfront property in Arizona is a much more stable investment.

water knows no boundaries

That is what happens when you build your castle in the sand. Sand is always moving.

That's what people get for being greedy and owning property that lines beaches that should be for everyone.

DON'T WORRY!... When the San Andreas fault gives way, the whole place will be in the Pacific. Your fence may be the only thing still floating.

While my Dad didn't live on a coast line, he lived just a few miles from the ocean. My Dad was actually giving me his place but I declined for good reason. Next Hurricane that came up was Katrina. The house was gone. I like these places as a vacation spot. That's it. No way will I be a permanent resident.

Footage shown is more then 4 years old. Most of it didnt exist by the time france 24 aired it.

Awww! So sad, NOT! THEY DESERVE WHAT THEY PAID FOR !

maybe they dont' want you making a fence because it will end up in the ocean the day after you set it up????

Cliffs are cliffs because of erosion. But local authorities give building permits for homes near the edge because they provide property tax revenue. This land is mainly sand, silt and volcanic ash. And erode much faster than if it were stone.

Well if they are stupid enough to stay let them stay and just tell them that they are on their own.

Why in the world be so STUPID TO BUILD ON THE OCEAN

Whoever built that cliff should be sued.

This is nothing new. Been happening in California for quite a long time.

Same problem around the world at coastal locations.

Good luck getting a wall in this crazy country now

Looks like FlyinCameras footage to me...

Its called an open house concept...a great un obstructed view!

Build your house on weak and shifting sand.

It's not "costal erosion in Califórnia is taking houses to crumble away" . It's " when you take the cost to Nature building house ; Nature responds"

where is the coastal forest? Substitued by big houses and pools they're "improvements"👏👏👏👏

What in the hell does that man think a fence is going to do? IF there was something that could be done, the state would do it. Time to quit the denial buddy and move.

Coastal erosion is happening in lake Michigan also.

Upon this Rock....somebody fell asleep during Sunday school.

For as long as I can remember even as a child,people who live on or by the beach and cliffs,your house will someday be taken by the the sea...... people don't listen!

Plant trees on the cliffs the roots will hold the soil and stop erosion!

And who is stupid enough to have not expected exactly this?

The solution is simple enough, but property owners want someone else to foot the bill... Spray gunnite on the cliff, and the erosion will be halted. This erosion has nothing to do with climate change. This is just what water does.

Building a sea wall only increases the erosion and loss of beach. Sometimes you just have to allow nature to win.

Whew! Lord! How can people even live so close to the waters edge. God Bless Them!

Now that's a well built pool, good job to the builder.Not good for home owner.

Sweet the beach is getting closer!

life is a beach

Dont build so close to the edge

Mother nature - you gots ta go or take a plunge

Doesn't the Bible say: 'Thou shall not build on sand'? Those crooks, the land surveyors should have advised that it's all soft sand below. Now what? Are you suing the jokers for faking soil inspection certificates?

Dang, how do you even sell homes that are in that situation? Maybe someone might want to buy the land and do something else with it, idk

@1:16 yes a fence will stop mass wasting

Description is wrong. Pacifica is in Northern California. It borders San Francisco.

Can't say I feel bad, these people hogged up all the seafront properties, because they wanted the view well now they got it.

YESSS.

You canot build in a place where you canot build. End.

Location, Location, splash...

Ever since I was a kid, I've been told or heard how California is going to fall into the sea!!!! Tectonic plates moving across the globe and for some reason this puzzles you?

We all know that this caused by rising temperatures impacting on rising water levels in the sea. We’ll witness more phenomena everywhere every year.

People who can afford homes here will afford them elsewhere. I feel empathy for those that can’t afford a home anywhere near this expense shown here.

Like morals, decency, honesty, integrity and all things good, it's all eroding away in that pathetic state.

I still don't understand why anybody wants to live close to the cliffs. Five or ten miles from it is one thing but now they see the danger of it, just maybe they see what I'm talking about.

There's only one paradise and you have to be right with God all mighty to get there

What a mess

Let's build our house on a eroding cliffside, what could go wrong!? 50 years later:

The "authorities," i.e. taxpayers, are supposed to fix this?

Let Nature express itself.

Weather Wars!

Oh well. The sea don't want want you there

Don't build your house on the sandy land. Don't build it too near the shore. Well it might look kinda nice but you'll have to build it twice oh you'll have to build your house once more. (ADVICE FROM SUNDAY SCHOOL)

More 💲than brains

Trying to deter us from our stupidity

The odd question about land management and erosion is an age old never ending battle for the Americans. Completely different from how the Japanese and other Asian industrial countries have taken over shoring up the shorelines to prevent it. In the case of land erosion due to high surf and the earth sediment that account for the cliffs to slowly reach this point. A concrete barrier made up of of those triangulation mounded forms firmly placed between the existing land and shoreline , the barrier should have been erected then built up by a land fill which would reach the eroding cliffs then pilons driven deep into the land to support it from continuing erosion, then layered like a trench like stair steps up to the leveled ground above: terra-forming. But, like most there, government oversight plays heavily into conservation efforts. So, nothing ever happens. Nothing changes what exists already and the land and property like places in Russia or elsewhere simply disappear with the gradual loss of land to the oceans. Land conservation takes funding which, nobody is willing to pay any amount regardless of the eventual end results. Just property.

Respect your own life and respect nature. That way each of us move in our own way and life without going against each other.

The wise man builds his house on a rock.

The State needs to give them a date to move out. If they stay, no money, no house - it's on them. Given the ice shelf breaking off in Antarctica, it won't be long.

It is common sense, not to live so close to water.

I can't feel sorry for any person that this happened to. Common sense tells you that every time storms and waves hits a hillside and mountain it erodes. If the idiots want to waste their funds that's them. That is not something the any government body should spend money on knowing this from get go. Earth science 101. Elementary school teaches you this.

Nature is a hell of a neighbor

Living next to the ocean is temporary. Get over it California

It is their property even when it gets covered by water? They could anchor a boat where the house stood and live there instead.

Make a solid wall against erosion or elde all the plains will turn into ocean

Castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually. WHY DIDNT THEY LISTEN TO JIMI? FFS Also: The white man will build a house where a Native wouldn't camp overnight.

Western countries have erosion, a natural phenomenon, and tuff luck to those who built in that zone. 3rd world countries suffer from "rising sea level" and want financial aid from the western countries, for those who built in that zone.

They given you a dam house and you rejected.

California.... You never cease to make me laugh.

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know you can't live there.

This is what happens when civil engineers ignore the advise of geologists.

That's California for you tax, the hell out of you while your house crumbles to the ocean. That's why 130.000 + have left California since 2012 .

A house built on sand will surely fall.

Hmmm, uhhh, lets build on dirt or sand near the ocean or gulf. Everyone knows that erosion is just as harsh as rising water table. Build a seawall. It works for Galveston island

Nature rules!

I would honestly expect the city there to spend resources to demolish those builds before they end up in the ocean. You know since that's a stance california would push.