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 ...

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 ...

Work will begin in summer 2025 on a new debris basin for Montecito, a community that lost 23 souls along its creeks in the tragic debris flows of January 9, 2018. In addition to the new Buena Vista ...

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 ...

Mickelson is walking through the Bolt Creek burn scar. The fire started in September of 2022 and burned just shy of 15,000 acres north of Highway 2 in Washington, about halfway between Seattle and ...

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 ...

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

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA - With a major storm predicted to wallop the Bay Area Sunday, authorities have warned that heavy rainfall could lead to flash floods and what is described as "debris flows." But ...

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 ...

A storm is drenching Southern California with more rain, creating a wet start to the new year and triggering some flooding ...