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The Island’s red cliffs retreat a little more each winter

Storms and shore ice are eating away at the red sandstone. Municipalities are looking for ways to protect roads and homes.

Red sandstone cliff by the sea, in Prince Edward Island
Photo: Charles Hoffman, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Storms and shore ice are eating away at the red sandstone. Municipalities are looking for ways to protect roads and homes.

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