Environment / StudentNation / As the city debates how it can best address the impacts of increasingly devastating natural disasters, organizers hope to seize the moment. Amber X. Chen and Maggie Grether This story was produced for StudentNation,

So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went on to kill 17 people, have pointed to the brushy hillside where a tangle of electrical lines stretch up Eaton Canyon.

The recent storm brought some much needed moisture to Southern California without the dangerous mudslides some feared. But did it help reduce the fire danger?

A slow-moving low-pressure system will linger over the Southwest, bringing steady rain through at least Monday.