After gradually moving for decades, a landslide in the Southern California city of Rancho Palos Verdes began accelerating in the spring of 2023 after record-breaking rainfall. The land was moving at rates of up to 4 inches per week in fall 2024. Former Mayor John Cruikshank explains how they managed to slow it down, the tough decisions involved, and what this means for California’s disaster response.
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