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Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
The beach is eroding, putting nearby buildings at risk
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Beach erosion seen in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. A stairway now leads into the sand, only a few steps from the sea. Sand is piled around concrete structures that once were farther from the sea.

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Public Domain.

Credit: Priscila Vargas-Babilonia (Student Contractor for the USGS)