NASA mapping shows Palos Verdes landslide movement at 4 inches per week
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 and infrastructure at risk," Alexander Handwerger, JPL landslide scientist said.
NASA study shows RPV landslide area moved 4 inches a week
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 as much as 4 inches per week.
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.
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.
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.
Rancho Palos Verdes landslides speeding up, spreading
New data from NASA shows the land underneath Rancho Palos Verdes slid as much as four inches per week last fall, and that the area of the slides is spreading.
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab closed due to raging LA fires
"No fire damage so far (some wind damage) but it is very close to the lab. Hundreds of JPLers have been evacuated from their homes & many have lost homes." ...
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Launching Several Missions in 2025
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory unscathed by Eaton fire, but not its workforce
On Jan. 11, an airborne imaging spectrometer managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew over Los Angeles County to survey the damage from the historic fires. It captured images of charred ...
Community south of Los Angeles sinking towards Pacific Ocean
Data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the Palos Verdes Peninsula shifted at a rate of 4 inches per week in 2024.
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory evacuated due to LA wildfire
would work from home through Jan. 17 LOS ANGELES – Devastating fires here have forced the closure and evacuation of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as flames came less than one mile away from ...
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Firefighters battle to protect NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mt. Wilson
Jan. 10, 2025 He said the fire had also spread close to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but he said that’s a priority and crews were “making good progress there as well.” However ...
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Mysterious trenches on Uranus’ moon ariel may reveal its hidden secrets
Scientists have discovered that deep trenches on Uranus’ moon Ariel might be pathways for material from its interior to reach ...
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab still 'untouched' by raging LA fires
"But our community has been very seriously impacted, with over 150 JPLers who have lost their homes and many more displaced." ...
NASA radar imagery reveals details about Los Angeles–area landslides
Analysis of data from NASA radar aboard an airplane shows that the decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes ...