Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor speaks Thursday night at a public meeting about the latest risk assessment for debris flows and flooding in Montecito. Officials say regrowth of vegetation ...

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Montecito suffered a devastating mudslide in 2018. Now the community has rallied to try to make sure the same thing will ...

Keller discovered the prehistoric debris flow in Montecito when he was investigating damage from the 1/9 Debris Flow near the Coral Casino. Nearby, he spotted some boulders on the lawn at Bonnymede, ...

The catastrophic debris flow of January 9 in Montecito is the deadliest disaster to hit the South Coast since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Santa Barbara on the morning of June 29, 1925, leveling ...

Santa Barbara County responders launched into rescue mode in the early-morning hours of Jan. 9, 2018 after debris flows devastated Montecito. (Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo) A year ago, 23 people were ...

Evacuation choice before and after major debris flows: The case of Montecito, CA. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction , 2021; 62: 102400 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102400 Cite This Page : ...

At the annual Raising Our Light remembrance event in Montecito on Thursday, the community came together to support one another and honor the 23 victims who were lost in the 1/9 Debris Flow.

MONTECTIO, Calif. - County officials unveiled an updated debris flow risk map for the Thomas Fire burn scar in Montecito at a town hall meeting Thursday. The map indicates a change in status for ...

The catastrophic debris flow that affected Montecito, Calif., in early January, 2018 was the result of a rare confluence of severe events. The Thomas Fire had been raging for weeks in Ventura and ...

Scene from the 300 block of Hot Springs Road in Montecito following debris and mud flow due to heavy rain Tuesday morning. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) 11 / 48.

Debris flow nets installed in Montecito canyons. Hosted by Jonathan Bastian Apr. 19, 2019 Environment. Listen 12 min MORE The impacts of the January 9, 2018 mudslides were so devastating that the ...