Rain has finally returned to wildfire-scorched Los Angeles — but now officials are warning flooding and landslides could wreak more chaos on the battered city along its “burn scars.” ...
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 ...
California has new concerns. Burn scars are areas of burnt land and debris that can cause flash flooding even with little rainfall.
7 and burned a combined 58 square miles. As firefighters continue to beat back these blazes, another threat takes hold of burn scar areas. Debris flows are a type of fast-moving landslide that ...
Those burn scars, along with parts of the region burned by the Franklin Fire in the Malibu area and the Bridge Fire in the Angeles National Forest last year, are the areas at greatest risk of ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Evacuation warnings have been issued for burn scar areas in the Los Angeles area ahead of what's likely to be the biggest storm of the season. The Los Angeles Fire Department ...
Ahead of an incoming storm, crews are prepping the Eaton and Palisades burn scar areas as significant rainfall brings high risks of mudslides and flooding. On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited ...
Areas scorched by wildfires are called burn scars--charred earth that is suddenly devoid of healthy, living plants, and these two ingredients can set the stage for a flooding disaster when heavy ...
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Malibu near the Franklin Fire and Palisades Fire burn scars through Sunday evening as heavy rain moves through the region.