What will happen to the Pismo-Guadalupe Dunes over the next five hundred (or five thousand) years assuming continued current practices?
We don t know. Over the next 50 years, many people predict consequences of global warming will result in a faster rise in sea level that could result in inundation of shorelines. This would push the dunes further inland in valley areas open to wind, but would likely destroy dunes in the Oceano area, as the escarpment of Nipomo Mesa would halt dune migration and winds would be blocked by the hills at Grover Beach.
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- Will continued revegetation in the dunes change the composition of the dunes (because of decaying organic material) and eventually result in soil that will support a different ecosystem?
- What will happen to the Pismo-Guadalupe Dunes over the next five hundred (or five thousand) years assuming continued current practices?
- How deep is the sand in the Pismo-Guadalupe Dunes and what lies beneath it?
