Rancho Palos Verdes has already started its FEMA-funded buyout program for homes destroyed by the land movement.

The slow-moving Portuguese Bend landslide has been affecting Palos Verdes Drive South for decades—so much so that the road features signs that warn drivers to "Use Extreme Caution, constant land ...

A new map shows where land movement is accelerating, buckling roads and collapsing homes. By Austyn Gaffney and Harry Stevens L.A. COUNTY Rancho Palos Verdes Landslide direction Pacific Ocean ...

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 ...

An analysis by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has determined that during a four-week period in fall 2024, land in some areas of Rancho Palos Verdes’ landslide area slid toward the ocean by ...

The Palos Verdes Peninsula shifted at a rate of 4 inches per week in 2024. NASA Landslides are typically initiated by rainfall, snowmelt, erosion, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and human activity.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope -- and closer to the Pacific Ocean -- at a rapid rate, according to NASA.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Radar data from NASA shows increasing rates of landslides along the Palos Verdes Peninsula, south of Los Angeles, threatening hundreds of structures. Data from NASA’s Jet ...

The Palos Verdes Peninsula is sliding by much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) per week, putting hundreds of buildings at risk. By Isaac Schultz Published February 3, 2025 | Comments (64) ...

The JPL team created a map to show the active zone using data from four flights of its Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar between September and October 2024.

2024 was a busy year on the Peninsula, with the ongoing landslide wreaking havoc in Rancho Palos Verdes and new revelations being revealed about DDT off the coast. And 2025 will likely be just as ...

Here are five Palos Verdes Peninsula hikes that are more than just worthy substitutes for the closed trails. All of them offer a good workout, interesting scenery and a window into a fascinating ...