A soil technician in a "safety cage" is lowered down a narrow vertical hole drilled by the core cutter (left) to inspect the soil layers beneath a hillside home undermined by flooding from heavy rains in Laguna Niguel, CA.

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Size: 3000px × 4500px
Location: Laguna Niguel, CA
Photo credit: © Spencer Grant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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