Because of the recent wildfires, parts of Southern California are vulnerable to mudslides, mudflows, and landslides. Ash and ...

Burn marks left on trees show that fires occurred frequently in North America from 1750 to 1880, but they tended to be less severe than modern fires and may have even been beneficial to forests ...

While rain is highly beneficial in wildfire situations, it can also be hazardous due to a phenomenon known as "burn scars ... floods can trigger landslides full of debris, which, given ...

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

Rain has finally returned to wildfire-scorched Los Angeles — but now officials are warning flooding and landslides could wreak more chaos on the battered city along its “burn scars.” ...

Areas scorched by wildfires are called burn scars--charred earth that is suddenly devoid of healthy, living plants, and these two ingredients can set the stage for a flooding disaster when heavy ...

A flood watch has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Los Angeles for the Eaton, Palisades, Franklin, Bridge and Hughes burn scars. The watch is expected to stay in place through ...

The rain is raising concerns about potential mudslides in recent burn scar areas, including Malibu, Altadena, and other regions. In response, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued ...