Landslides After Wildfires in Southern California Will Become More Common, New Study Says
Construction crews work on a section of Highway 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway, that collapsed near Big Sur, California, on Jan. 31, 2021. Heavy rains caused debris flows of trees, boulders and mud that washed out a 150-foot section of the road after the mountainside was left vulnerable by a wildfire several months earlier. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) At a Glance Southern California can expect post-wildfire landslides almost every year, the study found.Major landslides...