A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope toward the Pacific Ocean at a rapid rate, according to NASA.

New research from NASA shows that the Palos Verdes Peninsula, an area in the South Bay home to cities like Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates and San Pedro, is shifting toward the ocean. Data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory airborne radar shows that during a four-week period last fall,

Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.