When hills are healthy, vegetation can anchor the soil in place. But when that is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable to erosion, and slopes can come crashing down.
Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes brace for an incoming storm, fearing heavy rainfall could accelerate ongoing land movement despite stabilization efforts.
Hutchinson-area forecast: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 13 mph ...
Imaging taking from a radar service show that a slow moving landslide was pushing Rancho Palos Verdes, California 4-inches ...
MORGAN HILL, Calif. - A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck east of Morgan Hill on Friday, the USGS reported. The earthquake was ...
An analysis by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has determined that during a four-week period in fall 2024, land in some ...
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.
The residential area shifted toward the Pacific Ocean as much as 4 inches — per week — during a four-week period last fall.
The residential area shifted toward the Pacific Ocean as much as 4 inches — per week — during a four-week period last fall.
In the West, Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho have the greatest vulnerabilities from landslides, which cause billions ...
Landslides are typically initiated by rainfall, snowmelt, erosion, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and human activity. As ...