Image:Mudslides have damaged many homes across LA. Pic: AP/Damian Dovarganes Image:Workers pump water after more heavy rainfall hit Los Angeles. Pic: Reuters In Los Angeles, between six and 12 inches of rain fell, making it the third wettest two-day stretch since records ...
The mudslides came after a week that saw California endure a record-long heatwave, where temperatures in many parts of the state rocket past 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and pushed the state's electrical grid to the breaking point as air conditioners sucked up power. The Fairview Fire and the Mosqu...
California, the United States, on Feb. 6, 2024. A severe storm system struck California on Saturday, resulting in at least three fatalities, nearly 140,000 people without power, and millions under flood alerts as of Tuesday. The storm unleashed mudslides, flooded roadways, and triggered widespre...
At least three people have died in a winter storm that has brought near-record amounts of rain and destructive mudslides to parts of California. Two men were killed by fallen trees in Carmichael, a suburb of Sacramento, and in Boulder Creek, to the south of San Jose, as the...
The article focuses on the condition of California after rainfall. In Southern California, the lack of rain is a chronic condition. But too much rain can quickly lead to bigger problems. On January 10, an unusually intense rainfall caused a weakened cliff t...
Apowerful storm systemhas drenched parts of California, leaving at least nine people dead, knocking out power and prompting dangerous mudslides and rivers of debris stretching across neighborhoods. The rain – and in some areas, the heavy snow – is slowly wrapping up, but some threats remain. ...
So even not-very-heavy rains could still lead to additional mudslides,” Mayor Karen Bass said during an evening news conference. “Even when the rain stops, the ground may continue to shift.” A storm of historic proportions has caused strong winds, flash floods and rainfall records across ...
A second atmospheric river storm within one week is drenching California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
A deadly Pacific storm, the second "Pineapple Express" weather system to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, dumped torrential rain over Southern California on Monday, triggering street flooding and mudslides throughout the ...
. Earthquakes, as well as current land instability, may trigger them. Heavy rainfall causes loose mud and soil to slip downhill, resulting in mudslides, which are a type of landslide. These natural disasters are common in California, particularly in areas prone to earthquakes and heavy rain....