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

According to NASA, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, which is dotted with waves up and down its cliffs, is moving into the ocean as fast as four inches every week.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California, is sliding toward the Pacific Ocean at a rate of four inches per week, according to recent data from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This alarming movement was observed over a four-week period last fall,