Southern California wildfires raise contamination concerns
The recent wildfires in Southern California have devastated neighborhoods by destroying homes and businesses and introduced ...
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What are the dangers of wildfire soot and ash during a storm? Here's what to know
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning residents to stay cautious near recent burn scars, including torched structures or patches of land.
Feds won't test soil after L.A. wildfire cleanup, potentially leaving contamination behind
In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Army Corps officials are saying that excavating six inches of topsoil is enough ...
How incoming rain creates new dangers for recently burned areas of L.A.
An approaching atmospheric river will provide relief after a remarkably dry year, but it will also heighten the risk of ...
LA flash flood watch: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a ...
Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities
Areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this week. How do they happen? What is being done to prepare for storms?