“Recent research shows that debris flows almost always happen in Southern California after wildfires, and given that there ...

Ahead of an incoming storm, crews are prepping the Eaton and Palisades burn scar areas as significant rainfall brings high ...

What causes these debris flows, sometimes called mudflows, and why are they so common and dangerous after a fire ... When severe fires burn hillslopes, the high heat from the fires, sometimes ...

Before that point, any storm could cause additional damage. Rainfall from regular storms seen once or twice a year could trigger mudslides or debris flow in burn-scar areas like Altadena ...

The lack of plant life anchoring the soil has increased concerns about mudslides and floods harming communities near the burn scars. "Even before we saw rain on the horizon in Los Angeles ...

After Wednesday's rain tapers off, the region will see "a brief 18-24-hour break" before a second "non-atmospheric ... raining if you live in one of the burn scar areas." More than 6,400 property ...

a few weeks after the Thomas fire burned through the hills above Montecito, a storm triggered debris flows that killed 23 people and damaged at least 400 homes. The geography of the land, burn ...