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 ...

Ahead of an incoming storm, crews are prepping the Eaton and Palisades burn scar areas as significant rainfall brings high ...

Ahead of an incoming storm, state and federal leaders visited the Eaton and Palisades fire burn scar areas Tuesday as rainfall brings threats of mudslides and flooding. Large-scale debris removal ...

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

Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsens. For a century, the lure of ...

City Council hears community concerns over proposed Civic Center Way location, urges alternative solutions The Malibu City ...

But soon after a rescue helicopter took to the sky Tuesday morning, Cheshier said, they spotted footprints in the snow near Cabin Flat campground just southwest of Wrightwood — though all trails ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand was unchanged on Wednesday ahead of an interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. At 1406 GMT, the rand traded at its Tuesday closing ...

How debris flows begin When severe fires burn hillslopes, the high heat from the fires ... Because the concentration of sediment is so high, especially when there is a large amount of ash and clay, ...

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.” ...