Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that it is possible to predict a coastal landslide hours, sometimes days, before it happens.

Researchers have figured out how to develop hurricane warnings, tsunami warnings, even an earthquake early warning system. But when it comes to predicting cliff collapses along California’s iconic ...

At around 5 a.m. on April 21, 2024, an estimated 200 tons of material fell to the beach from the cliffs in Del Mar. A tiltmeter sending data in real time alerted Scripps researchers several days ...

Ground sensors can help predict the collapse of cliffs along San Diego’s coast according to research conducted over four years by Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists. In a study published ...

Approximately 70% of California’s coast contains eroding coastal cliffs. When these cliffs fail, the impacts can range from significant and cause crumbling infrastructure, to deadly when falling rocks ...

Researchers have figured out how to develop hurricane warnings, tsunami warnings, even an earthquake early warning system. But when it comes to predicting cliff collapses along California’s iconic ...