Which outcome rapidly occurs in coastal bluff systems experiencing toe erosion?

💡 Explanation

Rotational block slides increase because toe erosion removes basal support and destabilizes the bluff. This causes increased shearing stress along concave-upward slip surfaces (rotational failure), therefore mass wasting accelerates rather than self-stabilizes or forms new landforms.

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