Power cut to 140 homes in coastal California community where landslides are worsening
Power cut to 140 homes in coastal California community where landslides are worsening
Land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes' Portuguese Bend neighborhood has created "such a dangerous situation" that a utility provider said it needed to act immediately.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19349071
Land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes' Portuguese Bend neighborhood has created "such a dangerous situation" that a utility provider said it needed to act immediately.
"worsening".. as in this being a regular occurrence?
Yes.
According to the article:
"The land in Rancho Palos Verdes, situated atop the bluffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and home to prime real estate, including the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, has been shifting since the 1950s. But geologists say it is moving at a rate of more than a foot a week in some areas, threatening certain neighborhoods."
holy duck, and some people consider that tolerable living conditions