Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a freight train, picking up or destroying anything in their path. They can move ...
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Storm bringing risk of mudslides, debris flows to trigger evacuation warnings in LA burn scars
Given such risks, burn scars have been a major point of concern ... The mudslides followed the 280,000-acre Thomas Fire, which sparked in Ventura County before spreading into neighboring Santa ...