LA flash flood watch: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
As the Los Angeles area begins cleaning up from devastating wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are worried ...
Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities
Areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this week. How do they happen? What is being ...
Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars
There is now a 30% chance of intense rain between Feb. 12 and 15 in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...
Californians Face Edison Rate Hike For Fire Sparked By Its Own Equipment
Officials approved the hike for SCE customers to cover $1.6 billion in wildfire costs, which critics argue shifts the burden to consumers.
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Another danger looms after the LA fires: Devastating debris flows
In January 2018, debris flows in Montecito, Calif., killed 23 people and destroyed more than 100 homes just a month after the area had been burned by the Thomas fire. The mountainous areas of Los ...
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Commission approves SoCal Edison rate increase to cover cost of 2017 fire sparked by its equipment
Your electricity rates could be going up to help Southern California Edison cover more than $1.6 billion in payments the utility has made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas Fire ...
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Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities
The most recent devastation was in 2018, after the Thomas Fire. A debris flow in Montecito killed 23 people, many of them drowned in waves of mud or crushed by debris. In the areas scarred by the ...