Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a freight train, picking up or destroying anything in their path. They can ...

(KOIN) – Eight years after the Eagle Creek Fire scorched nearly 50,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge, a new report shows the fire helped pave the way for hundreds of dangerous debris flows ...

Though wildfires around Los Angeles are contained, foothill communities remain at risk of debris flows. Heavy rain could trigger dangerous mudslides in burn areas like Altadena and Pasadena.

Over 20 million people are under a flood watch. Dangerous, heavy rain pounded the Los Angeles area early Thursday, bringing a threat of flooding and debris flow to spots impacted by the recent ...

The Pacific Coast Highway remains closed between Santa Monica and Malibu due to anticipated debris flows, according to Caltrans. “Most of the burn scars should anticipate at least shallow mud ...

Sterling Klippel is awed by the beauty of nature but spends his working days resisting its power. Casting worried glances at a gray sky above the Sierra Madre Dam in the foothills of the San ...