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Eroding coastal cliff in Pacifica, California

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2006 (approx.)
Apartments perched atop a high coastal bluff with large boulders at the base to prevent erosion.
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Apartments on the edge of a crumbling cliff in Pacifica, California. Rip-rap was added to the base of the cliff in hopes of delaying further cliff erosion.

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