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The initial work will restore rock reinforcements, known as riprap, along the tracks that have degraded due to wave damage and beach erosion, the agency said.

Vitamin C is heat sensitive, which means it degrades because the food inside pouches is heated to ensure safety and increase shelf life.

"Another advantage, if a retaliation successfully takes out terrorist targets, would be restoring deterrence and degrading an anti-India threat. The disadvantage is that a retaliation would risk a serious crisis and even conflict."

The changes are among the first of many that weather service managers say they are likely to make as they prepare for an era of “degraded operations” under the current administration.

People see it as degrading, but then turn around and say, “Oh, but what you all do is beautiful and artistic.”