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Geoengineering on the local scale of building sea walls to prevent cliffside erosion will almost certainly be far too expensive to justify the benefits or time it buys before the inevitable happens.

This isn’t just about global warming. It’s about the power of the ocean, possibly with increased power from the effects of global warming, tearing down a town built on a cliff.

The discussion in the article is about people building on pretty real estate that’s dangerous to inhabit, and asking the government to preserve it.