Southern California community is sliding toward the ocean, NASA data shows: 'Human life and infrastructure at risk'

Slow-moving landslide in Southern California town moved as fast as 4 inches a week last fall

The ongoing landslides in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, which accelerated in 2023, have sped up and slowed multiple times, including a particularly fast period last fall.

Rancho Palos Verdes landslide moves 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.

Southern California community is sliding toward the ocean, NASA data shows: 'Human life and infrastructure at risk'

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – New research from NASA shows that California's Palos Verdes Peninsula, an area in Los Angeles County which is home to cities like Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates and San Pedro, is shifting toward the ocean. Data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory airborne radar shows that the residential area shifted toward the Pacific Ocean as much as 4 inches — per week — during a four-week period last fall. Data from NASA’s …

LA coastal area prone to landslides quickly inches into ocean every week, NASA finds

The Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County continues to inch toward the ocean posing danger to life and infrastructure, a NASA report found.

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.

Look: NASA's High-Tech Radar Captures Escalating Landslide Activity Near Los Angeles - The Debrief

A massive landslide zone in California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula is rapidly expanding, driven largely by extreme weather events, according to recent aerial reconnaissance data obtained by NASA. For more than six decades, this region in Los Angeles County has been an active landslide area. However, as climate volatility increases the frequency of natural disasters, the situation has worsened, adding yet another challenge for California officials a…