Beaver County is bracing for flash flooding from the Cottonwood Fire burn scar, volunteers are filling sandbags, and crews ...

"Our study proposes a new approach using a model to predict debris flow behavior before a fire occurs." A common misconception is that after a wildfire is contained, the danger is over. Sometimes, ...

As the Los Angeles area recovers from devastating wildfires, officials and emergency managers worry that rain could trigger mudslides in the hills and mountains. Rain on burned hillslopes can set off ...

Debris flows are fast-moving and highly variable mixtures of soil, rock, water, and trees that can wreak havoc on downslope communities. Small debris lags behind larger particles, but it is not clear ...