[Rockhounds] Unprecedented landslides have Rancho Palos Verdes asking: How much worse can it get?
Paul
etchplain at att.net
Thu Dec 12 07:59:43 PST 2024
Landslides are wreaking havoc on this California city. Locals vow to stay
Regan Morris, BBC News, September 7, 2024
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0496gdg209o
https://web.archive.org/web/20240908005447/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0496gdg209o
Unprecedented landslides have Rancho Palos Verdes asking: How much worse can it get?
By Karen garcia, Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2024
https://web.archive.org/web/20240905103729/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-05/unprecedented-landslides-have-rancho-palos-verdes-asking-how-much-worse-can-it-get
A chunk of Rancho Palos Verdes is sliding into the sea. Can the city stop it?
By Jack Flemminb, Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2024
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-06/a-big-chunk-of-palos-verdes-peninsula-is-sliding-into-the-sea-can-the-city-stop-it
https://web.archive.org/web/20240227045258/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-06/a-big-chunk-of-palos-verdes-peninsula-is-sliding-into-the-sea-can-the-city-stop-it
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, has been facing challenges with accelarated land movement. Earlier this year, the instability forced the temporary closure of the iconic Wayfarers Chapel. This is the current condition of its parking lot, which has risen an astonishing 7 to 8 feet in just the past year.
https://www.reddit.com/r/geology/comments/1hcbeeg/rancho_palos_verdes_ca_has_been_facing_challenges/
Yours,
Paul H.
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