MudslidesThe rainy season had a horrendous start in Southern California, where heavy rains this week triggered deadly mudslides that killed at least 17 people. Raging rivers of mud and debris rushed down hillsides in Santa Barbara County, wiping out or burying homes down below. Blazes took 39 lives and torched 199,000 acres in the wine country fires in Northern California in October. One firefighter was killed in the Southern California fires in December. EarthquakesQuakes and California go hand in hand, and the state's first big temblor came four days into the new year.

Source: CNN January 13, 2018 10:55 UTC