Southern California coastal community is sliding toward the ocean, NASA data shows
New research from NASA shows that the Palos Verdes Peninsula, an area in the South Bay home to cities like Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates and San Pedro, is shifting toward the ocean.
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.
A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean
A portion of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County is slipping toward the Pacific Ocean as much as 4 inches per week.
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LA Coast Community Accelerates Towards Pacific Amid Increasing Landslides
Radar measures and data from the European Space Agency's Copernicus satellite indicate that during Autumn of 2024 residential land was moving as much as 10 centimeters (4 inches) per week towards the ...
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How fast is a landslide complex near L.A. slipping toward the ocean?
A peninsula south of Los Angeles has been slowly slipping toward the Pacific Ocean for decades, but recent data reveals that its pace has rapidly increased. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is now moving at ...