The LA Flood Disaster Got Much Worse

By Douglas McIntyre  •  December 29, 2025

Rain made the soil wet. The January wildfires killed roots that should kept the soil from turning into mudslides. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis247, explains.

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