Los Angeles has received much less rain than it does in an average year — and Saturday's storm will not be nearly enough to make up the difference.

Forecasters are concerned the storm could bring mudslides in and near areas scorched by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

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Recent wildfires have left Southern California with "burn scars," making the region vulnerable to mudslides. Much of the Los Angeles vegetation that holds the topsoil in place has recently been ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have been particularly lethal in parts of California where landscape ...

Southern California is about to get its heaviest rainfall of the season, increasing the risk of floods and mudslides across the Los Angeles region and especially in the areas scorched by the ...

Weeks after wildfires that killed at least 29 people and destroyed entire neighborhoods, Southern California is facing another extreme-weather threat: Too much rain. After drenching the northern ...

STUDIO CITY, Calif. — Jessica Rouse charged up the pavement, sidestepping small boulders, her black rain boots splashing through muddy water that had turned her dad’s street into a disaster zone.