EditorialTourists climb the steps that lead down from the cliffs at Sorgeto to the beach and hot springs on the Italian island of Ischia on May 31, 2023. (Francesco Lastrucci/The New York Times)
EditorialTourists climb the steps that lead down from the cliffs at Sorgeto to the beach and hot springs on the Italian island of Ischia on May 31, 2023. (Francesco Lastrucci/The New York Times)
EditorialA defensive fighting position, called a Tobruk, that has fallen from the cliffs in Grandcamp-Maisy, around the coast from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, May 23, 2023. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialA defensive fighting position, called a Tobruk, that has fallen from the cliffs in Grandcamp-Maisy, around the coast from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, May 23, 2023. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialA defensive fighting position, called a Tobruk, that has fallen from the cliffs in Grandcamp-Maisy, around the coast from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, May 23, 2023. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialA defensive fighting position, called a Tobruk, that has fallen from the cliffs in Grandcamp-Maisy, around the coast from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, May 23, 2023. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialA defensive fighting position, called a Tobruk, that has fallen from the cliffs in Grandcamp-Maisy, around the coast from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, May 23, 2023. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialA defensive fighting position, called a Tobruk, that has fallen from the cliffs in Grandcamp-Maisy, around the coast from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, May 23, 2023. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialLucy Ansbro's home in the village of Thorpeness is one of the thousands along the eastern coast of England that are threatened by the rapidly eroding cliffs. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialHighway 1 snakes along the Pacific coastline cliffs and rugged Santa Lucia Mountains of Big Sur, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023. (Ian C. Bates/The New York Times)
EditorialA view of Highway 1, snaking along the Pacific coastline cliffs and rugged Santa Lucia Mountains of Big Sur, Calif., Feb. 1, 2023. (Ian C. Bates/The New York Times)