What causes mudslides, and what can be done to lessen the danger?
Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows.
New data shows Pacific Palisades, Altadena face heightened mudslide risk as storm pounds fire zones
Over the three-day storm, L.A. County's burn areas are expected to receive several inches of rain. How fast the rain falls ...
Storm bringing risk of mudslides, debris flows to trigger evacuation warnings in LA burn scars
With heavy rain bringing the risk of dangerous debris flows, the Los Angeles Fire Department has announced evacuation ...
Giant storm pummels Southern California as flooding, mudslides hit areas charred by fires
In Santa Barbara, people living in at-risk areas were told to leave by 3 p.m. Wednesday. The National Weather ...
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Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars
Contributing to the severity of the Montecito debris flow was the failure of government officials to build bigger basins that could have made mudslides far less catastrophic, a Times investigation ...
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Heavy rains prompt evacuation warnings for burned LA neighborhoods
The biggest winter storm to hit Southern California so far this season has increased the risk of mudslides and debris flows ...
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NWS Issues Flood Advisory as Storm Drenches Santa Barbara County
Multiple weather alerts were in effect Thursday due to heavy bursts of rain hitting Santa Barbara County. The National ...
Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires
For the second time this year, Southern Californians are evacuating their homes as heavy rain threatens new destruction in ...
Southern California dodges worst of mudslide fears as heavy rains hit region
As Southern California recovers from last month’s devastating wildfires, heavy rains Thursday resulted in pockets of flooding ...