The land under the Palos Verdes Peninsula has been sliding for decades. New data from NASA shows just how bad the problem is.
Data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the Palos Verdes Peninsula shifted at a rate of 4 inches per week in 2024.
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.
A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope toward the Pacific Ocean at a rapid rate, according to NASA.
Tracking and predicting sea level rise involves more than measuring the height of our oceans: Land along coastlines also ...
The peninsula is home to Rancho Palos Verdes, which faced sweeping power shutoffs last year due to land movement.
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 ...