‘You learn something new’: Long Beach braces for Hurricane Polo swells

Just weeks after powerful waves tore apart their boardwalk and battered their homes, residents along the Long Beach Peninsula are preparing to do it all over again.

But this time, they’re doing things differently.

Swells generated by Hurricane Polo are expected to begin affecting the Southern California coast Sunday before the threat of coastal flooding and dangerous surf peaks Monday and Tuesday.

For residents still recovering from Hurricane Marie, the approaching waves are bringing an unwelcome test of lessons learned during the last storm…

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