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Newsom declares statewide emergency ahead of record-strength El Niño

California moves to speed storm prep as forecasters put historic odds on an unusually powerful El Niño this winter.

newest coverage 15h agosummary written 2d ago49 pieces3.1k likes & upvotes611 comments MastodonNewswiresRedditGoogle NewsX

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The Supercharged El Niño

3 stories · since Sep 15 · newest 2h ago — An exceptionally powerful El Niño weather pattern is intensifying across the Pacific, prompting emergency preparations from California to Asia as governments…

  1. Newsom declares statewide emergency ahead of record-strength El Niñoyou are here
  2. Record El Niño projected to kill 450,000 by February, mostly in tropics
  3. Asia braces for 'supersized' El Niño as governments launch emergency preparations

What to know

  • NOAA puts the odds of the strongest El Niño since 1950 at 75%, with a 98% chance it reaches "very strong" status through December.
  • The declaration follows real damage already: homes flooded from south Orange County to Malibu and coastal erosion from Carlsbad to Long Beach tied to Hurricane Marie's swell.
  • The emergency order speeds up state action — staging flood supplies, prepping Caltrans equipment, fast-tracking permits, and potentially mobilizing the National Guard — ahead of storms expected this winter.
  • Several Southern California cities and counties had already declared local emergencies before the statewide move, showing the risk was materializing before the formal declaration.

“warrants early, coordinated, and targeted preparedness actions to protect Californians, critical infrastructure, agricultural lands, natural resources, and the State's economy”

California emergency proclamation, State government document · LA Times ↗ · Sep 20

Gavin NewsomGavin Newsom Governor of CaliforniaNOAA Climate Prediction Center Federal weather forecasterOrange County government County government

Newsom declares statewide emergency ahead of record-strength El Niño
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 1:01 AM ET
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    “We are preparing for this El Niño early because every Californian deserves to be safe in their home, connected to their community, and protected when severe weather comes.”
    — Gavin Newsom
    1. 19 outlets Newsom declares state of emergency for California ahead of super El Niño storm season

      first by CNN, 2d ago · also USA Today, New York Post, NY Post, KTLA, Mercury News, UPI +12

      16 more headlines
    2. 5 outlets California declares statewide emergency ahead of epic El Niño storms

      first by LA Times California, 2d ago · also LA Times, Pluribus News, Mercury News, Hindustan Times

      4 more headlines

    • I'm declaring a state of emergency to mobilize state resources for a potentially historic El Niño winter in California. With higher risks of heavy rain, flooding, and mudslides over the next several months, we're launching a whole-of-government effort to protect Californians.

      @CAgovernorX2d ago3.1k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 8 posts in this stretch
    • hstone519@mastodon.social

      # climatechange california declares state of emergency ahead of potentially historic el niño california declares state of emergency ahead of potentially historic el niño https://www. cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/el -nino-california-gavin-newsom-state-of-emergency/

      hstone519@mastodon.socialMastodon2d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • I'll believe it when I see it, theres been too much sun and warm weather in the bay area. California is also a big state- SoCal could get drenched and the bay area could enter a drought.

      P0pu1arBr0ws3rr/politics2d agoview on r/politics ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    NOAA forecasts historic El Niño strength for winter — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said there is now a 75% chance this El Niño will be stronger than any since 1950 and a 98% chance it will be "very strong" through December, as a coastally trapped Kelvin wave moves up the Mexican coast toward the U.S.

  3. background

    Laguna Beach, Dana Point and Carlsbad declare local emergencies — Citing coastal erosion and sand loss, the three cities declared local states of emergency; Carlsbad's move aimed to save Carlsbad Boulevard (Old Highway 101) from erosion, and Orange County activated its emergency operations center once two of its cities declared emergencies.

  4. background

    Pacific storms and Hurricane Marie flood and erode Southern California coast — A south swell tied to Hurricane Marie sent high surf into Southern California, flooding and severely damaging homes from south Orange County to Malibu and eroding the coast from Carlsbad to Long Beach.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 3 outlets A 'super' El Niño is about to crash into California: 9 essential ways to prepare

    first by LA Times, 1d ago · also LA Times California, Los Angeles Times

and 2 smaller pieces

What people are saying 5 voices from 2 sites · best of 8 · verbatim