When hills are healthy, vegetation anchors soil in place. But when that vegetation is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable to erosion, and slopes can come crashing down.

Heavy overnight rain sent mud flowing onto the Pacific Coast Highway, leading to a full shutdown of the highway between Malibu and Santa Monica Friday, authorities said.

On an afternoon when the National Weather Service issued Flash Flood Warnings for Malibu, Topanga State Park and Pacific ...

Heavy rainfall led to devastating mudslides in KwaMakhutha, South of Durban, South Africa, resulting in the tragic loss of three lives in the early hours of Thursday, February 20, 2025, according to ...

Neither flood nor landslide, debris flows are creatures all their own. Often holding more sediment and rock than water, they ...

Evacuation orders remain in place for some areas as the risk of mudslide and debris flows remains from heavy rain overnight ...

Residents in areas like Sierra Madre know the damage could've been worse, but because there's so much silt, it's difficult to ...

Burn-scar areas from the Palisades and Eaton fires avoided major issues from the weekend rain that tapered off Monday ...

Ahead of an incoming storm, state and federal leaders visited the Eaton and Palisades burn scar areas as rainfall brings threats of mudslides and flooding. On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited ...

Much-needed rain has begun to fall over Southern California, bringing relief to the drought-stricken region but also the ...

A mudslide, also known as a mudflow, is a fast-moving flow of mud, soil, and debris that travels down a slope, usually triggered by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt, or volcanic activity.