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Landslides in California are destroying multimillion-dollar homes and it’s getting worse

Deep landslides beneath multimillion-dollar homes in Rancho Palos Verdes were moving at nearly glacial speed until they came to a halt. This affluent coastal city in Southern California, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles, has long attracted people with its Pacific Ocean views and lush vegetation. But it sits atop a slow-moving landslide complex… Read More »

California landslide-hit city at risk for decades, slide may not be stopped

Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal town in the Los Angeles area, could be described as a geologically ticking time bomb. The wealthy city sits atop sheer cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which has been slowly shifting and sinking for centuries. Now, that movement is accelerating. In past years, the ground has slid downward at a… Read More »