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The next bout of rain in the Los Angeles area would help tamp the wildfire risk, but bring an increased risk of mudslides. Mudslide risk presents double-edged sword for California wildfire victims ...
That same storm killed at least nine people and triggered 400 landslides in Los Angeles alone. Several Santa Barbara neighbourhoods were also placed under evacuation orders due to flooding on Monday.
The California Department of Transportation on Monday announced closures in Topanga Canyon, cautioning drivers that “the recent fires increased risk of mudslides, flash floods and debris flows.”
[10] [11] Scientists interviewed by Los Angeles Times said that further study is needed to determine the connection and California has recorded similar events almost every decade since records started in the 19th century. [12] Other scientists have emphasized that floods were caused by ocean warming, directly related to climate change. [13]
One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed at least 475 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a ...
Downtown Los Angeles had received 8.51 inches (216 mm) of rain from February 4–6 making it the second wettest three-day span. [20] Following 1.66 in (42 mm) of rain in Death Valley in 72 hours, California State Route 190 was closed and the park experienced a setback in the recovery from Hurricane Hilary .
About 13 million people are under flood watches across California, where heavy rain is expected to produce flooding, mudslides and debris flows ... be possible for the Los Angeles metro area, with ...
Since the 1960s, when it was known as the California Division of Mines and Geology, CGS has produced many maps that depict landslide features and potential slope-failure areas. CGS products have included geologic maps and reports for land-use planning, landslide hazard identification maps, watershed maps, and earthquake-triggered landslide-zone ...