A powerful storm with an atmospheric river threatens to bring life-threatening flooding and debris flow from Los Angeles wildfires burn scars. The atmospheric river is forecast to unleash heavy downpours and wind on areas charred by last month’s fires,

Drought-stricken Southern California needs this winter rain, but not the risks it brings to recent burn scars.

A new rain storm is bearing down on California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the possibility of mudslides and landslides.