In the Los Angeles area, the potential for rain on land burned by a series of devastating fires has people on edge.

Thousands of sandbags are being loaded in anticipation of an upcoming storm that could lead to mudslides in Southern California’s recent burn zones. Cal Fire and California Conservation Corps ...

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Thousands of sandbags are being loaded in anticipation of an upcoming storm that could lead to mudslides in Southern California’s recent burn zones. Cal Fire and California Conservation Corps ...

Crews from Cal Fire and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation have started filling sandbags to help protect against flooding and mudslides in the burn scars. Locally, LA County ...

I am a geologist whose research focuses on pyrogeomorphology, which is how fire affects the land. Here's what we know. When severe fires burn hillslopes, the high heat from the fires, sometimes ...

Still, the needed moisture will bring new threats to burn-scar areas with ash and fire debris. These incredibly parched areas can flood quickly without vegetation to absorb the water. "Just a ...