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by _nosaj 2542 days ago
I remember studying this in high school geography.

There's a part of the east coast of England that's being eroded at a rate of a couple of metres per year due to the sea cliffs being made up of soft glacial deposits.

It's an interesting example because people can observe the effect of the sea eating the land in a very short time. Some losing homes that were once miles from the coast.

Of course this phenomenon occurs on every coastline, but it takes generations.

https://urbanrim.org.uk/Holderness.htm