3rd storm system moves into Southern California; debris flow risks remain in burn areas

A third storm system this week is moving into Southern California Thursday, bringing another round of rain, chilly ...

Heavy Rain To Bring More Flooding, Mudslides, Debris Flows

The next system will bring another round of heavy rain and snow to California on Tuesday with a third system moving in ...

Perfect storm: Megafires set the stage for debris flows

Storms now pounding Southern California are raising the specter of more danger for residents—debris flows in areas already reeling from devastating fires. Debris flows are like mudslides, except much ...
Palo Alto Weekly

‘A flood on steroids’: What to know as storm, debris flows threaten LA

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. An unusually strong storm system has reached Southern California, raising fears that the rain could unleash a threat ...
New Haven Register

Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger dangerous debris flows − a geologist explains how

(THE CONVERSATION) As the Los Angeles area recovers from devastating wildfires, officials and emergency managers worry about rain that could trigger mudslides. Rain on burned hillslopes can set off ...
Daily Herald

Managing mud: Provo City addressing increased debris flow risks following Buckley Draw Fire

Provo City is taking steps to ensure any mudslides triggered on the barren mountainside where the Buckley Draw Fire burned do not impact any homes or buildings in the coming months. The fire was ...
EurekAlert!

What makes debris flows dangerous

The landslide that occurred in Blatten in the canton of Valais at the end of May 2025 and the one in the village of Brienz in Graubünden in June 2023 remind us of the potential for landslide hazards ...