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Jen Pierce, Professor of Geosciences, Boise State University

FOUND: After the fire rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows a geologist explains how - What They Never Told You

A 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. But rain can also trigger dangerous floods and debris flows on burned hillslopes.

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