Where California’s Land Is Sinking and Rising

The elevation changes may seem small, amounting to fractions of inches per year, but they can increase or decrease local flood risk, wave exposure, and saltwater intrusion.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using data from Govorcin, M., et al. (2025). Text adapted from materials provided by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Published February 22, 2025
Data acquired 2015 - 2023

Sources:

In situ Measurement

Sentinel-1A

Collection:

Science in Action