Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have been particularly lethal in parts of California where landscape, climate, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a freight ...

Santa Barbara County's evacuation warning map shows affected areas in light yellow in the Santa Ynez Valley and east of Santa Maria, for the burn areas of the Gifford Fire and Lake Fire. Credit: Santa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A home that was severely damaged in the devastating 2018 Montecito debris flow. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) An atmospheric river ...

Southern California is expected to finally receive some rainfall beginning this weekend, meteorologists said on Friday, Jan. 24, with on-and-off showers bringing up to an inch and a half of rain in ...

LOS ANGELES — Debris flows brought on by the strongest atmospheric river of the season swept a car off a southern California highway and into the ocean and left roads submerged in sludge. While the ...

While firefighters begin containing the Los Angeles wildfires, the land left behind is at a higher risk of floods and debris flows. By Austyn Gaffney While winds and flames continued to ravage Los ...

An atmospheric river forecasters say is likely to be the strongest in nearly a year is set to unleash rain across Southern California this week, heightening concerns of damaging debris flows in areas ...