Recent wildfires have left Southern California with "burn scars," making the region vulnerable to mudslides. Much of the Los Angeles vegetation that holds the topsoil in place has recently been ...

How debris flows begin Advertisement When severe fires burn hillslopes ... especially when there is a large amount of ash and clay, debris flows behave more like a slurry of wet cement than ...

As firefighters continue to beat back these blazes, another threat takes hold of burn scar areas ... wildfires and each of them is pretty large, really we’re in a situation where the next ...

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 ...