USGS CMG InfoBank: Mitigation

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Comment: 15:04 - 15:25 (00:21)
Source: Annenberg/CPB Resources - Earth Revealed - 16. Mass Wasting
Keywords: landslide, "Portuguese Bend", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", "geologic hazard", mitigation, geologist

Our transcription: With the continued mitigation efforts of residents and geologists, it's conceivable that Portuguese Bend could one day be entirely stabilized.
As destructive as the slide activity at Portuguese Bend has been, it's something that has happened gradually over a period of time.

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