Mud and debris flows on Jan. 9, 2018, killed 23 people and damaged hundreds of structures in Montecito, despite evacuation orders and warnings being issued beforehand. A group of researchers from UCSB ...

The U.S. economy has been giving off mixed signals lately, leading some to consider unusual indicators including men's underwear, champagne sales, and even trash. According to one company that handles ...

A dangerous atmospheric river threatens Southern California with excessive rainfall, raising debris flow fears in wildfire ...

Researchers track the movement of charred detritus dispersed from Goleta Beach in the wake of the 2018 Montecito debris flow The catastrophic debris flow that affected Montecito, Calif., in early ...

Southern California long has been a trendsetter when it comes to disposable consumption. We love our plastic water bottles. We gobble up single-serve containers of cottage cheese and fruit. And the ...

In October and November 2007, an unprecedented series of wildfires struck the entire southern half of California, and once again thousands of homes were either in flames or threatened by them, with ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new device recently installed in Los Angeles is helping block tons of garbage from floating out into the Pacific Ocean. The Interceptor, made by the Dutch nonprofit The Ocean ...

The risk of debris flow — a type of landslide that can cause severe damage — around recently burned areas in Los Angeles County is growing as this weekend’s rains approach. There is now a 10% to 20% ...