Figure 3. The progressive retreat of the coastal bluff in Rockland during the April, 1996, event. On the 23rd of April (left), it appeared that conditions might have stabilized, but on the 24th of April (right) more blocks tumbled into the sea and the two houses were lost. Click on the photos for larger images.

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