Editing Long Beach, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Long Beach is located on the [[Long Beach Peninsula]].  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land. It is 28 miles long.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Long Beach and the [[Long Beach Peninsula]] have a moist (in winter), cool [[warm-summer mediterranean climate]] (''Csb''), with cool, but long, dry summers and mild winters. Both extreme heat and extreme cold are rare. The record high temperature is {{Convert|99|F|C}} on August 10, 1981, and June 27, 2021, and the record low is {{Convert|0|F|C}} on December 8, 1972. Long Beach records nearly {{Convert|80|in|mm}} of rainfall annually. Snow is far less common than rain, but can happen every once in a while.
{{Weather box
|location = Long Beach, Washington (1991–2020 average)
|temperature color=
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 65
|Feb record high F = 74
|Mar record high F = 73
|Apr record high F = 84
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 95
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 92
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 72
|Dec record high F = 64
|year record high F= 99
|Jan high F = 48.8
|Feb high F = 50.4
|Mar high F = 52.4
|Apr high F = 55.0
|May high F = 58.9
|Jun high F = 62.0
|Jul high F = 65.2
|Aug high F = 66.5
|Sep high F = 66.0
|Oct high F = 59.7
|Nov high F = 52.5
|Dec high F = 48.2
|year high F= 57.1
|Jan low F = 35.9
|Feb low F = 35.4
|Mar low F = 37.3
|Apr low F = 40.2
|May low F = 45.1
|Jun low F = 48.9
|Jul low F = 51.8
|Aug low F = 51.6
|Sep low F = 47.9
|Oct low F = 42.2
|Nov low F = 38.2
|Dec low F = 35.8
|year low F= 42.5
|Jan record low F = 8
|Feb record low F = 9
|Mar record low F = 25
|Apr record low F = 26
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = 15
|Dec record low F = 0
|year record low F= 0
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain inch = 12.04 
|Feb rain inch =  7.76 
|Mar rain inch =  8.71 
|Apr rain inch =  6.79  
|May rain inch =  3.55 
|Jun rain inch =  2.58 
|Jul rain inch =  1.01 
|Aug rain inch =  1.63
|Sep rain inch =  2.66 
|Oct rain inch =  8.20 
|Nov rain inch = 11.43 
|Dec rain inch = 12.15 
|year rain inch= 78.51
|Jan snow inch = 0.2
|Feb snow inch =  0.3
|Mar snow inch =  0
|Apr snow inch =  0
|May snow inch =  0
|Jun snow inch =  0
|Jul snow inch =  0
|Aug snow inch =  0
|Sep snow inch =  0
|Oct snow inch =  0
|Nov snow inch =  0
|Dec snow inch = 0.1
|source 1 = Weather.com<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USWA0234|title= Monthly Averages for Long Beach, WA 
| publisher=Weather Channel|year=2012 |accessdate=2012-07-16}}</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00454748|title = NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access}}</ref>
|date=July 16, 2012
}}

===Earthquake and tsunami vulnerability===

If a magnitude 9.0 earthquake were to hit the [[Cascadia subduction zone]], emergency planners estimate the first tsunami waves could hit Long Beach 20 to 25 minutes later.

At a December 2016 open house, the city government presented initial plans for a proposed {{Convert|32|ft|m|adj=on}} berm which could potentially accommodate 850 persons.  The structure would have had a "modified prow," much like a ship looking out to sea.<ref>[http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/bring-hill-closer-long-beach-unveils-design-tsunami-safe-haven 'Bring The Hill Closer:' Long Beach Unveils Design For Tsunami Safe Haven], NW News Network, Tom Banse, Dec. 13, 2016.</ref>  The shape was also designed to withstand the backwash from a tsunami.  The total cost was estimated at $3.4 million, of which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was to pay 75%, the Emergency Management Division of Washington State 12.5%, and the City of Long Beach 12.5%.<ref>[http://www.longbeachwa.gov/project-safe-haven/ The Safe Haven Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Project(aka "The Berm Project")], City of Long Beach, Washington, Oct. 11, 2016.</ref> The project was abandoned in 2017 after new scientific reports indicated it was designed at least {{Convert|14.5|ft|m}} too short to withstand a worst-case tsunami.<ref>[https://www.dailyastorian.com/news/local/long-beach-abandons-4m-tsunami-shelter-project/article_ac7a2a56-6ed7-551a-9119-e9f7a89e0baa.html  Long Beach abandons $4M tsunami shelter project]</ref><ref>[http://depts.washington.edu/ptha/WA/LongBeachBerm_2018/Final_Report_LB_Berm.pdf Long Beach Berm Modeling Study - University of Washington Tsunami Modeling Group]</ref>