Links for 1/16/25

Watch Design for Disaster, a 1962 Film That Shows Why Los Angeles Is Always at Risk of Devastating Fires

‘We’re Fine’: Lying to Ourselves About a Climate Disaster

Updates to my book The Divide

Are we drowning out the sounds of the sea?

40″ “Big Board” Complete

Makai Side: A History of Hawaiian Surfing

Our planet is choking on plastic

A new plan seeks to protect California’s coast against a rising ocean: It doesn’t require sea walls

E-waste: Latest threat to beaches

Randy Nauert

Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory

Vintage Ski Movies: Early Snowboard Segment at the Monashees

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Surfing Riders of the California Surf 1947 Hermosa Beach

Randy Nauert of The Challengers uploaded this footage from the 40s.

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