Slopes Are Unable to Handle This Much Water
The rockslide that clogged the highway shows the acute risk of the burn scars left behind by the Dixie Fire and other blazes. The lack of vegetation means there are no roots or anything to hold soil in place and dead trees that can topple over and wreak havoc. A similar scene played out in Colorado this summer when Interstate 70 (no relation to California’s Highway 70) was damaged after freak thunderstorms unleashed debris from the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar.
