When hills are healthy, vegetation can anchor the soil in place. But when that is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable to erosion, and slopes can come crashing down.

SAN FRANCISCO - Northern California is catching a brief break ... The rain is expected to be light enough to reduce the chance of mudslides and debris flows. Rain of similar intensity is expected ...

Parts of a house destroyed in a California mudslide floated down Sonoma County's Russian River on Tuesday after rain deluged the area.Footage captured shows the flattened home floating down the ...

The rain will be light enough to see a reduction in the current fire threat without having to worry about burn scar mudslides. With the catastrophic fires across Southern California finally contained, ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The second in a pair of back-to-back storm systems moved across Southern California overnight, triggering minor mudslides in the Palisades Fire burn area and keeping public ...

Animated infographic shows a debris flow works One of the worst debris flows in modern California history occurred when a river of mud and rock flowed through Montecito in January 2018 ...

At least two deaths were reported in Northern California as a result of Tuesday's storms. Friday will be the final round of heavy rain and snow as the atmospheric river exits the West. This storm ...

Parts of a house destroyed in a California mudslide floated down Sonoma County's Russian River on Tuesday after rain deluged the area. Footage captured shows the flattened home floating down the ...

Road crews are continuing to clear a mudslide that blocked access to the historic Topanga Canyon outside Los Angeles following the devastating Palisades Fire last month. The mudslide sloshed into ...