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For a year, photographer Rafael Quintero walked the same 40 kilometers of coastline every month. These are some of the places he returned to, and what changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The southern headland, where the coastal road once ran. The last section closed in 2023. Photo: Ma. Alejandra \/ Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“You notice it first in the small things: a fence post on the beach, a path that ends in the air,” Quintero said. “Then one month a whole section of cliff is gone.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fog lifts over the inlet at Saltmarsh Bay, where the shoreline has moved 30 meters inland in 20 years. Photo: Nick West \/ Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dune grass planted by volunteers in 2024 is holding, for now, on the north beach. Photo: Forrest Cavale \/ Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Winter swells reach the base of the cliffs at high tide on most days from November to March. Photo: Kundan Ramisetti \/ Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The view from the old lifeguard station, now 15 meters from the cliff edge. Photo: Olivia Henry \/ Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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