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Long Beach tests new high-surf defense system as Hurricane Polo nears
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· September 25, 2026
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As Hurricane Polo approached Southern California with the potential to bring high surf and coastal flooding, the city of Long Beach raced Friday to protect one of its most vulnerable stretches of coastline with a new temporary defense system. Ahead of swells expected to arrive late Sunday, city o...
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What is this story about? As Hurricane Polo approached Southern California with the potential to bring high surf and coastal flooding, the city of Long Beach raced Friday to protect one of its most vulnerable stretches of coastline with a new temporary defense system. Ahead of swells expected to arrive late Sunday, city o...
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