5 things to know about mudslide risk as major rains hit Los Angeles County
When hills are healthy, vegetation anchors soil in place. But when that vegetation is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable ...
Where to get sandbags for Los Angeles County's latest storm
With California's biggest storm of the season on its way, officials have set up sandbag pickup stations throughout Los ...
California's insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for Los Angeles fires claims
California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out ...
Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for landslides as atmospheric river brings heavy rain to California
A new rain storm is bearing down on California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the possibility of mudslides and landslides.
LA fire areas brace for ‘life-threatening’ debris flows from the worst storm in a year as heavy snow hits the Midwest
Two significant storms are hitting two different parts of the country at the same time as a frenzied weather pattern shows no ...
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Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce wildfire danger
But wildfire experts say cutting down Southern California's chaparral won't make the region safer from wildfires. In fact, ...
Southern California’s strongest storm of the winter is here: ‘High risk of flooding, debris flow’
The first wave of the strongest storm of the winter began hitting Southern California on Wednesday, but the most damaging ...
Officials implement public safety measures as threatening rainstorms hit the Southern California region
At a news conference on Wednesday morning, officials are expected to provide information about public measures and proactive ...
Opinion: L.A. can lean on other cities to prevent fires, not just to fight them
Firefighters came to help from all over California; from Texas, Oregon and Arizona; from tribal reservations and even Mexico ...
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The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
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We break down every type of flood notice from the National Weather Service and what you need to do at each step.
Heavy Rains Could Trigger Mudslides in Fire-Ravaged Southern California
Moisture sweeping down the coast will drench much of California, including areas that burned severely just a month ago.