NASA analysis reveals accelerated movement of Palos Verdes Peninsula, raising concerns about human life and infrastructure. The peninsula has been gradually sliding towards the Pacific Ocean for decades, but a recent UAVSAR study shows a worrying increase in speed to 4 inches per week. The study also highlights the expansion of the landslide area, endangering hundreds of buildings.
A peninsula in L.A. County is slipping at a faster rate than before, according to a NASA analysis of data collected last fall.
“In effect, we’re seeing that the footprint of land experiencing significant impacts has expanded, and the speed is more than enough to put human life and infrastructure at risk,” said Alexander Handwerger, a landslide scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in a NASA Earth Observatory As indicated in the visualization, active landslides in the area have expanded beyond the borders of the geological events set up by the California Geological Survey in 2007. Hundreds of buildings in the area now fall within the active landslide area.
Taken together, the experiments are helping scientists understand how climate change changes the planet’s surface, and how humanity needs to prepare for extreme weather events.India’s New Navigation Satellite Is Stranded in the Wrong Orbit After Thruster GlitchNASA Astronaut Suni Williams Smashes Spacewalking Record While ‘Stranded’ in Space
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