haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐ sˈaɪd ɪfˈɛkt ɪz ðætðɪ ˈiːstɚn hˈɪlz, wˌɛɹ mˈoʊst əv mɚɹˈɪnz pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən lˈaɪvz, ɑːɹ dɹˈaɪɚ ænd hˈɑːɾɚ dˈuː tə ðə ʃˈiːldɪŋ ʌv mɚɹˈiːn bɹˈiːzᵻz.
However, a side effect is that the eastern hills, where most of Marin's population lives, are drier and hotter due to the shielding of marine breezes.