LA gets rain, but also risk of flooding and debris flows from wildfire burn scars – a geologist explains the threat
Rain on land burned by a series of devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has the potential to contribute to flooding and ...
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Another danger looms after the LA fires: Devastating debris flows
As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.
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Santa Barbara flood experts weigh in on debris flow risk in L.A. County
Wildfires are still burning in Los Angeles County and with rain in the forecast, those burn scars present a new hazard.
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After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how
In January 2018, a few weeks after the Thomas fire burned through the hills above Montecito, a storm triggered debris flows that killed 23 people and damaged at least 400 homes. What controls size ...
Wildfire burn scars could trigger another natural disaster in Southern California
Wildfires can decimate thousands of acres in a matter of hours, laying waste to huge swaths of land and destroying virtually everything in their path. However, when the flames are extinguished and the ...