NASA mapping shows Palos Verdes landslide movement at 4 inches per week
Data gathered from four weeks in the fall of 2024 showed the speed of the movement to be "more than enough to put human life and infrastructure at risk," Alexander Handwerger, JPL landslide scientist said.
California coastal community shifts 4 inches closer to the ocean each week: NASA
A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope toward the Pacific Ocean at a rapid rate, according to NASA.
NASA study shows RPV landslide area moved 4 inches a week
An analysis by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has determined that during a four-week period in fall 2024, land in some areas of Rancho Palos Verdes’ landslide area slid toward the ocean by as much as 4 inches per week.
Rancho Palos Verdes landslide as much as 4 inches a week, new NASA data shows
The land under the Palos Verdes Peninsula has been sliding for decades. New data from NASA shows just how bad the problem is.
NASA finds parts of Palos Verdes Peninsula is creeping toward the ocean several inches a week
The peninsula is home to Rancho Palos Verdes, which faced sweeping power shutoffs last year due to land movement.
Rancho Palos Verdes landslides speeding up, spreading
New data from NASA shows the land underneath Rancho Palos Verdes slid as much as four inches per week last fall, and that the area of the slides is spreading.
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NASA Radar Shows a Surge in Landslide Activity in California
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California crisis: A neighborhood is drifting into the ocean
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Historic Landslide Complex Near L.A. Is Moving Faster and Growing
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Map Shows Where California Homes Are Sliding Into the Ocean
Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.