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Science

Shaky Ground: Our Growing Coastline

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published April 28, 2017 at 11:44 AM PDT

Did you know that California's Northcoast is the most seismically active region of the contiguous 48 states?

Geologist Lori Dengler discusses thrust faulting and our changing coastline.

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