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After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how

  • Written by Jen Pierce, Professor of Geosciences, Boise State University
imageA debris flow channel in a severely burned watershed in Idaho.Amirhossein Montazeri/Boise State University, CC BY-ND

While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are also worried about what could come next.

The potential for rain the weekend of Jan. 25-26 could help tamp down the fires....

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