Amid a coast-to-coast barrage of winter storms, a firehose of moisture is poised Thursday to bring heavy rains and high winds ...

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 ...

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 hillisides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...