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Wildfires and Droughts: Nature's Catastrophic Dance
What Ignites Wildfires? Wildfires start with a seemingly harmless spark, but the consequences can be devastating. Lightning is a natural culprit, setting vegetation ablaze during thunderstorms.
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Los Angeles Endures Heavy Rain but Appears to Avoid Major Landslides
The biggest concern was that a torrent of rain within a short period could have caused landslides in the wildfire areas. At one point on Thursday, muddy water cascaded across parts of the Pacific ...
Rain is only a break from LA wildfire danger: 'Keep things down for a week'
No more rainfall is expected in the area until possibly late in the first week of February, but Santa Ana winds aren't in ...
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 ...
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How does rain impact wildfire risk
another wildfire near fashion valley mall Tuesday, one in Rancho Bernardo Wednesday and a more than 6,000 acre brush fire spread on Thursday near the border. Cal Fire says the rain helped to ...
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Rain gives LA wildfire relief but officials warn of mudslides and toxic ash
As much needed rain falls across Los Angeles and Ventura ... Officials also advise those in wildfire areas to monitor the air quality going forward, and wear an N95 mask whenever there is smoke ...
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Where and when rain is forecast to hit wildfire burn scars across the Los Angeles area
Debris flows and mudslides are most common during a period of intense rain following wildfires ... Lake Fire: The area left burned by the 38,000-acre wildfire that broke out in a northern area ...
10 L.A. parties where you can dance it out — and raise funds for wildfire relief efforts
From parties hosted by electronic event producer Insomniac to Australian alternative dance group Rüfüs Du Sol, to R&B ...