Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a ...

Residents living in areas at high risk for flooding and debris flows, such as recent wildfire burn zones, were asked ...

Nearly a decade after the Serpa Fire in Madera County, the burn scar still raises concerns when winter weather hits. "With excessive rainfall, there's debris flow or possible mudslides or something ...

With more rain expected in Los Angeles County, residents near the Eaton Fire are preparing for potential debris flows.

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

Southern California finally received some much-needed rain this week after weeks of historically dry, windy weather fueled this month's deadly wildfire outbreak — but with it came the threat of ...

Here’s what we know. How debris flows begin When severe fires burn hillslopes, the high heat from the fires, sometimes exceeding 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (538 degrees Celsius), completely destroys ...

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 ...

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.” ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.