SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ⁃ A new UC Santa Barbara study reveals why some rivers split into multiple channels. Local scientists believe this discovery could ...

A Flood Watch from the National Weather Service is in effect in Santa Barbara County through 4 a.m. Friday, and a Flash Flood Warning was in effect in the Santa Barbara area until 4 p.m. Thursday.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Santa Barbara and Lompoc until 10:00 p.m. Friday night.

The Santa Barbara Airport set a rainfall record for the date of 2.23 inches, shattering the old record of 0.50 in 1990, according to the National Weather Service.

After January Flooding, Santa Barbara Is Bustling Again as It Gears Up for Film Fest. With the Santa Barbara International Film Festival opening, these top hotels and new restaurants are poised to ...

The authors found that “flood discharge associated with the 100-year storm is four times more likely after fire, and even small storms will flood areas of downtown Santa Barbara.” These floods indeed ...

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in central Texas, Direct Relief Santa Barbara is stepping up, providing aid to ...

Two major climate disasters of 2025 — the Texas flooding that killed more than 100 people and the L.A. wildfires in January ...

The flood disaster in Texas claimed dozens of lives. Extreme floods also bring dangers in parts of California, although ...

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