Wildfires are still burning in Los Angeles County and with rain in the forecast, those burn scars present a new hazard.

California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to ...

But rain can also trigger dangerous floods and debris flows on burned hillslopes. These flows can move with the speed of a freight train, picking up or destroying anything in their path, and move tons ...

As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.

The Thomas fire resulted in 23 deaths, destroyed over a thousand structures and led to devastating debris flows in Montecito. The high price paid by Edison highlights the financial toll wildfire ...

The vote comes against a backdrop of lawsuits claiming the utility is responsible for the recent Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.

Entering his 18th year as president at Westmont, Beebe has responded to several local natural disasters: The Tea Fire, Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flow. “Though every leader faces enormous ...

In 2009, a debris flow overwhelmed infrastructure and damaged 43 homes and 25 cars in an area near the Eaton Fire's current footprint. In 2018, after a fire charred the Santa Barbara Mountains ...

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