The Mountain Fire area faces new hazards from winter storms that could make nearby roads impassable or clog culverts and drains with burned debris. During intense rainfall, burned slopes become ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a freight ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As the Los Angeles area recovers from devastating wildfires, officials and emergency managers worry about rain that could trigger mudslides. Rain on burned hillslopes can set off ...

Santa Barbara County's evacuation warning map shows affected areas in light yellow in the Santa Ynez Valley and east of Santa Maria, for the burn areas of the Gifford Fire and Lake Fire. Credit: Santa ...

Southern California is expected to finally receive some rainfall beginning this weekend, meteorologists said on Friday, Jan. 24, with on-and-off showers bringing up to an inch and a half of rain in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jen Pierce, Boise State University (THE CONVERSATION) As the Los Angeles area recovers ...

As the Los Angeles area recovers from devastating wildfires, officials and emergency managers worry about rain that could trigger mudslides. Rain on burned hillslopes can set off dangerous floods and ...