The containment last week of the CZU Lightning Complex fires brings a sigh of relief to Santa Cruz County, but residents shouldn’t relax too much, officials warn, as new natural disaster risks loom in the wake of the flames.
Debris flows, essentially massive landslides, may be triggered after high-intensity but short-duration bursts of rain. Short can mean as little as 15 minutes of heavy rainfall.
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