When hills are healthy, vegetation can anchor the soil in place. But when that is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable to erosion, and slopes can come crashing down.

Southern California Edison began restoring power in some Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhoods this past weekend, nearly six months after scores of households had their service shut off because the ...

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.

Rancho Palos Verdes is moving toward the ocean about 80 times faster than it was in 2022, “more than enough to put human life and infrastructure at risk.” ...

An analysis by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has determined that during a four-week period in fall 2024, land in some ...

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 ...

The residential area shifted toward the Pacific Ocean as much as 4 inches — per week — during a four-week period last fall.

The residential area shifted toward the Pacific Ocean as much as 4 inches — per week — during a four-week period last fall.

In the West, Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho have the greatest vulnerabilities from landslides, which cause billions ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope -- and closer to the Pacific ...