An intense storm could cause flooding and debris flows in areas burned by wildfires. Some residents have begun to evacuate.

It could be the biggest storm the area has seen so far this winter.

Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.

While firefighters begin containing the Los Angeles wildfires, the land left behind is at a higher risk of floods and debris flows.

Extreme weather events — deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes — are the consequences of a warming planet, scientists say.

The extended Craig family has suffered an unthinkable loss after landslides slammed into their North Carolina town during Hurricane Helene. The survivors are trying to move forward.