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daniel swain in the independent — ‘concurrent disasters’: how california could see more severe mudslides as a result of wildfires
In this photo provided by Caltrans, a section of Highway 1 is collapsed following a heavy rainstorm near Big Sur, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. A drenching storm that brought California much-needed rain in what had been a dry winter wound down Friday after washing out Highway 1 near Big Sur, burying the Sierra Nevada in snow and causing muddy flows from slopes burned bare by wildfires. (Caltrans via AP)

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Daniel Swain in The Independent — ‘Concurrent disasters’: How California could see more severe mudslides as a result of wildfires

The unprecedented and devastating 2020 California wildfires have left some regions vulnerable to mudslides and debris flows. Daniel Swain, a PhD climate scientist at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, told the Tahoe Daily Tribune: “We are losing the cushion we had for wildfire risks.”