Wasque Point Coastal Bluff Erosion
Channel: Sean Anderson
Date: 2016-11-27

This coastal strand near Wasque Point on the southeastern tip of Chappaquiddick Island appears to be a manifestation of rising seas and higher than "normal" erosive power of the ocean, particularly during storm surges at high tide.  Bluffs here began eroding markedly around 2010.  This staircase was erected earlier in 2016 and was already showing signs of potential future stability problems due to the rapid undercutting of the bluff face when I recorded this in late November of 2016..