The area's geography of tall seaside cliffs and sharp mountain ridges can contribute to turbulent air and quick weather changes that pose hazards for aviation.
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JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
The Na Pali Coast’s towering cliffs and sharp ridges create turbulent air currents and sudden weather changes that pose significant aviation hazards.
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.
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New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
By night, enjoy the wavy shoreline and ochre limestone bluffs from your campsite.
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Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Another fence is causing trouble in Del Mar, where residents went to court a few years ago to stop the installation of a safety fence along the railroad tracks on the seaside bluffs.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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