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Tag: Rancho Palos Verdes

The wealthy California town that can’t get rid of water fast enough – SFGate

Palos Verdes Peninsula - Aerial, 2020 (by formulanone CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

Every day, Rancho Palos Verdes inches closer to destruction. The beleaguered Southern California city, which is southwest of downtown Los Angeles and hugs the waterline between Redondo Beach and San Pedro, is quite literally sliding into the ocean, sometimes at a rate of 4 inches per week…

A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean – SFGate

NASA’s UAVSAR airborne radar instrument captured data in fall 2024 showing the motion of landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula following record-breaking rainfall in Southern California in 2023 and another heavy-precipitation winter in 2024. Darker red indicates faster motion. (courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory via JetPopulsionLab website).

Residents in scenic communities along the coast of Southern California have known for years that the Palos Verdes Peninsula is prone to landslides, but new research from NASA reveals a startling speed at which the Los Angeles subregion is shifting into the sea. …

Rancho Palos Verdes landslide is creating a new beach. ‘It’s unreal’ – the Los Angeles Times

The shoreline and beach at the base of the Palos Verdes landside © 2024 Rajendra P. Malla.

There’s an entirely new coastline in Rancho Palos Verdes…

Landslides are changing Calif.’s coastline. 100 years ago, one swallowed a city – SF Gate

San Pedro - Sunken City (by Indabelle CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

Coastal landslides and shifting ground have made headlines recently around Los Angeles, particularly on the otherwise quiet Palos Verdes Peninsula at the southern tip of the county. The looming landmass juts out into the Pacific Ocean near Long Beach and is topped with rolling hillsides, dramatic ocean views and multimillion-dollar homes…

Clifftop mansions stand on the brink after severe storms inundate California – the Washington Post

Before the Storms: Homes on the edge at Dana Point, September 19, 2013 © 2002-2024, Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.Californiacoastline.org, used with permission.

Across Southern California, slope failures and ground movement after a series of storms have put homes in harm’s way…

A chunk of Rancho Palos Verdes is sliding into the sea. Can the city stop it? – the Los Angeles Times

Cars traversing Portuguese Bend, the landslide-prone area of Rancho Palos Verdes © 2022 Deepika Shrestha Ross.

A drive along the ocean on the Palos Verdes Peninsula is Southern California at its finest. Sunlight dances on the water. Coves are pristine, unsullied by development. Catalina Island appears so near you can almost spot the bison.

Look a bit closer, though, and you’ll see signs of a disaster waiting to happen…

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