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"content": "\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flooded highways. Inundated airport runways. Water-filled neighborhoods. Beaches washed away. All of these impacts, and more, could take place this winter as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12104145/californias-el-nino-winter-could-be-profoundly-unsubtle-scientists-warn\">El Niño\u003c/a> continues to unfold.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several new reports this week suggest that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097546/el-nino-could-bring-a-wet-wild-winter-how-can-you-and-your-home-be-ready\">El Niño’s effects\u003c/a> this winter — flooding from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002352/what-is-a-kelvin-wave-how-el-nino-can-raise-west-coast-sea-levels\">temporarily high seas\u003c/a> and potential storms — foreshadow a future shaped by human-caused climate change. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“This is really a preview of the near future,” said Fraser Shilling, director of the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. “We can think of it as training wheels. This is what’s coming down the road, and we really need to figure out how to deal with it.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shilling published a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucdavis.edu/index%2Ephp/climate/news/where-el-nino-may-impact-california-coastal-areas-winter\">special report\u003c/a> highlighting the areas of the state he’s most worried about during El Niño conditions. His concerns span the California coast — Southern California cities already battered by waves, San Luis Obispo, parts of the Bay Area, Stinson Beach and Humboldt Bay. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12037679\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-1920x1272.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An automated National Weather Service weather station collects data on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Montara, California, on April 5, 2016. (Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“They are places that have flooded during extreme events before,” Shilling said. “It is possible that we’ll see tipping points, and these systems will just change. If a town or neighborhood has been flooded before, maybe people will just leave and not come back.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shilling said the recent flooding in Southern California offers a glimpse into what the rest of coastal California could experience this winter, especially along vulnerable highways and other low-lying infrastructure. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond areas likely to flood, his report shows places with a lower chance that could become high risk if they fill with ocean water, rain, or both. Examples include major highways near waterways, like Highway 37 near Novato Creek, and airports with runways built on fill near San Francisco Bay.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Let’s be optimistic and say that there’s a low probability that [airports] are going to flood,” Shilling said. “But if they flood, that’s a high impact even if it’s temporary.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the highest-risk areas in California are places like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999871/after-king-tides-swamp-marin-san-rafael-weighs-billion-dollar-defenses-against-the-bay\">San Rafael\u003c/a> in Marin County, where homes and businesses are built right up to the shore and sit below sea level.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It costs millions or billions to fix these things before they break, but it costs even more if you wait till after,” Shilling said. “Once they do flood, and you have to do emergency repairs and emergency restoration and all those things, then your costs skyrocket.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, California released its \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog/californias-fifth-climate-change-assessment-offers-warnings-states-future\">Fifth Climate Change Assessment\u003c/a> this week, warning that in the coming decades the state could experience longer summers, more wildfire smoke exposure, a shrinking snowpack and a shorter, more intense rainy season. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Things climate-wise are intensifying in many instances and getting worse,” said Ruth Langridge, the report’s coordinating lead author and researcher at UC Santa Cruz. “We’re going to be seeing more unprecedented heat waves. The projections show that droughts will intensify and storms will intensify.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report comes at a time when “science is under attack” by the Trump administration, Langridge said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moves include revoking the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998169/californias-clean-air-under-siege-regulators-say-and-the-state-should-fight-back\">Clean Air Act vehicle waivers\u003c/a>, pressing for new \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999366/california-leaders-blast-trumps-idiotic-plan-to-kickstart-offshore-oil-drilling\">offshore oil leases\u003c/a> and trying to limit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089085/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-california-coastal-protections\">California Coastal Commission’s authority\u003c/a>, among other actions. The administration also \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/nx-s1-5380816/climate-assessment-authors-released\">cut funding\u003c/a> for the National Climate Assessment in 2025. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed.jpg\" alt=\"A "road closed" sign is reflected in floodwater in California's Central Valley.\" class=\"wp-image-11938230\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed.jpg 2400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A road is closed by flooding near the Colusa County town of Williams in the Sacramento Valley. The area was one of many across California to experience high water during the series of storms that began rolling into the state Dec. 26, 2022. (Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Eyes will be turned on to what California is seeing in our assessment,” Langridge said. “We want to be sure that a factual story is getting out, and sometimes you’re not hearing that on the federal level.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the report’s major findings is that California’s \u003ca href=\"https://climateassessment.ca.gov/2791/\">Central Coast\u003c/a>, roughly from the Bay Area to Santa Barbara, is likely headed toward a future where climate extremes are even more the norm: hotter days, more intense droughts and stronger storms. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assessment finds that weather patterns are intensifying, especially around heat, with typical hot months getting even warmer and the rainy season getting shorter, with more intense bursts in January and February. By the end of the century, the region’s rainiest day could be up to 30% wetter.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The amount of precipitation might not change, but it’s going to come in great big deluges,” Langridge said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UC Santa Cruz researchers created a tool, \u003ca href=\"https://cosmos-adapts.coastalresilience.ucsc.edu/\">CoSMoS Adapts\u003c/a>, that helps coastal communities visualize future flooding and erosion risks. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may also help cities understand how nature-based solutions, like offshore reefs or restoring dunes, could save money and protect property and infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103547\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reed Freidinger walks with his dog along a flooded Sausalito/Mill Valley bike path during the King Tide in Mill Valley, California, on Jan. 3, 2022. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Strictly about coastal flooding and erosion, after the 2050s, things start to become much more difficult to manage with the kind of tools that we’ve been thinking about at a whole variety of levels,” said Michael Beck, professor and director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pilot analyzes risk in Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay and Ventura. On LinkedIn, Beck posted a \u003ca href=\"https://lnkd.in/p/gaCVJK9M\">visualization\u003c/a> of what flooding in Santa Cruz could look like this winter from large waves, king tides, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002352/what-is-a-kelvin-wave-how-el-nino-can-raise-west-coast-sea-levels\">Kelvin waves\u003c/a>, thermal expansion and storm surge. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work could soon include Los Angeles and Orange counties. Beck said he would like to expand to other parts of the region, like the Bay Area. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the already-thrashing waves along the coast, nearly a foot of temporary sea level rise (and more to come) and potential back-to-back storms this winter connected to El Niño will likely become California’s more frequent future reality. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The kinds of things that we both have seen with this El Niño down south and that we are anticipating those seasons might become more regular by the 2050s,” Beck said. “El Niño for us is that reminder that these risks are real, they’re here, they’re now, and they are growing.”\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flooded highways. Inundated airport runways. Water-filled neighborhoods. Beaches washed away. All of these impacts, and more, could take place this winter as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12104145/californias-el-nino-winter-could-be-profoundly-unsubtle-scientists-warn\">El Niño\u003c/a> continues to unfold.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several new reports this week suggest that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097546/el-nino-could-bring-a-wet-wild-winter-how-can-you-and-your-home-be-ready\">El Niño’s effects\u003c/a> this winter — flooding from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002352/what-is-a-kelvin-wave-how-el-nino-can-raise-west-coast-sea-levels\">temporarily high seas\u003c/a> and potential storms — foreshadow a future shaped by human-caused climate change. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“This is really a preview of the near future,” said Fraser Shilling, director of the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis. “We can think of it as training wheels. This is what’s coming down the road, and we really need to figure out how to deal with it.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shilling published a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucdavis.edu/index%2Ephp/climate/news/where-el-nino-may-impact-california-coastal-areas-winter\">special report\u003c/a> highlighting the areas of the state he’s most worried about during El Niño conditions. His concerns span the California coast — Southern California cities already battered by waves, San Luis Obispo, parts of the Bay Area, Stinson Beach and Humboldt Bay. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12037679\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-1920x1272.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An automated National Weather Service weather station collects data on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Montara, California, on April 5, 2016. (Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“They are places that have flooded during extreme events before,” Shilling said. “It is possible that we’ll see tipping points, and these systems will just change. If a town or neighborhood has been flooded before, maybe people will just leave and not come back.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shilling said the recent flooding in Southern California offers a glimpse into what the rest of coastal California could experience this winter, especially along vulnerable highways and other low-lying infrastructure. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond areas likely to flood, his report shows places with a lower chance that could become high risk if they fill with ocean water, rain, or both. Examples include major highways near waterways, like Highway 37 near Novato Creek, and airports with runways built on fill near San Francisco Bay.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Let’s be optimistic and say that there’s a low probability that [airports] are going to flood,” Shilling said. “But if they flood, that’s a high impact even if it’s temporary.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the highest-risk areas in California are places like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999871/after-king-tides-swamp-marin-san-rafael-weighs-billion-dollar-defenses-against-the-bay\">San Rafael\u003c/a> in Marin County, where homes and businesses are built right up to the shore and sit below sea level.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It costs millions or billions to fix these things before they break, but it costs even more if you wait till after,” Shilling said. “Once they do flood, and you have to do emergency repairs and emergency restoration and all those things, then your costs skyrocket.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, California released its \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog/californias-fifth-climate-change-assessment-offers-warnings-states-future\">Fifth Climate Change Assessment\u003c/a> this week, warning that in the coming decades the state could experience longer summers, more wildfire smoke exposure, a shrinking snowpack and a shorter, more intense rainy season. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Things climate-wise are intensifying in many instances and getting worse,” said Ruth Langridge, the report’s coordinating lead author and researcher at UC Santa Cruz. “We’re going to be seeing more unprecedented heat waves. The projections show that droughts will intensify and storms will intensify.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report comes at a time when “science is under attack” by the Trump administration, Langridge said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moves include revoking the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1998169/californias-clean-air-under-siege-regulators-say-and-the-state-should-fight-back\">Clean Air Act vehicle waivers\u003c/a>, pressing for new \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999366/california-leaders-blast-trumps-idiotic-plan-to-kickstart-offshore-oil-drilling\">offshore oil leases\u003c/a> and trying to limit the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12089085/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-california-coastal-protections\">California Coastal Commission’s authority\u003c/a>, among other actions. The administration also \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/nx-s1-5380816/climate-assessment-authors-released\">cut funding\u003c/a> for the National Climate Assessment in 2025. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed.jpg\" alt=\"A "road closed" sign is reflected in floodwater in California's Central Valley.\" class=\"wp-image-11938230\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed.jpg 2400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/2023_01_12_KJ_0147_Storms_Road_Closed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A road is closed by flooding near the Colusa County town of Williams in the Sacramento Valley. The area was one of many across California to experience high water during the series of storms that began rolling into the state Dec. 26, 2022. (Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Eyes will be turned on to what California is seeing in our assessment,” Langridge said. “We want to be sure that a factual story is getting out, and sometimes you’re not hearing that on the federal level.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the report’s major findings is that California’s \u003ca href=\"https://climateassessment.ca.gov/2791/\">Central Coast\u003c/a>, roughly from the Bay Area to Santa Barbara, is likely headed toward a future where climate extremes are even more the norm: hotter days, more intense droughts and stronger storms. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assessment finds that weather patterns are intensifying, especially around heat, with typical hot months getting even warmer and the rainy season getting shorter, with more intense bursts in January and February. By the end of the century, the region’s rainiest day could be up to 30% wetter.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The amount of precipitation might not change, but it’s going to come in great big deluges,” Langridge said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UC Santa Cruz researchers created a tool, \u003ca href=\"https://cosmos-adapts.coastalresilience.ucsc.edu/\">CoSMoS Adapts\u003c/a>, that helps coastal communities visualize future flooding and erosion risks. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may also help cities understand how nature-based solutions, like offshore reefs or restoring dunes, could save money and protect property and infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103547\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/KelvinWavesGetty-8a3fc0db-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reed Freidinger walks with his dog along a flooded Sausalito/Mill Valley bike path during the King Tide in Mill Valley, California, on Jan. 3, 2022. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Strictly about coastal flooding and erosion, after the 2050s, things start to become much more difficult to manage with the kind of tools that we’ve been thinking about at a whole variety of levels,” said Michael Beck, professor and director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pilot analyzes risk in Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay and Ventura. On LinkedIn, Beck posted a \u003ca href=\"https://lnkd.in/p/gaCVJK9M\">visualization\u003c/a> of what flooding in Santa Cruz could look like this winter from large waves, king tides, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2002352/what-is-a-kelvin-wave-how-el-nino-can-raise-west-coast-sea-levels\">Kelvin waves\u003c/a>, thermal expansion and storm surge. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work could soon include Los Angeles and Orange counties. Beck said he would like to expand to other parts of the region, like the Bay Area. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the already-thrashing waves along the coast, nearly a foot of temporary sea level rise (and more to come) and potential back-to-back storms this winter connected to El Niño will likely become California’s more frequent future reality. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The kinds of things that we both have seen with this El Niño down south and that we are anticipating those seasons might become more regular by the 2050s,” Beck said. “El Niño for us is that reminder that these risks are real, they’re here, they’re now, and they are growing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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(Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Merchant said that conditions remain dry across the Bay. Fire risk will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/wrh/TextProduct?product=fwfmtr\">elevated\u003c/a> in the East Bay Hills and the North Bay Mountains, with winds around 25 to 35 mph. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tamar Sarkissian, a spokesperson for PG&E, said that if they do decide to shut off the power, “all hands are on deck.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>PG&E is also working with over 40 community resource centers in 23 of the impacted counties to provide device charging, Wi-Fi, air conditioning and other supplies, according to their \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en/newsroom/press-release-details.ae941ed4-6671-4763-acbe-56caae753a81.html\">latest\u003c/a> press release. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sarkissian said that they are working closely with the NWS as well as PG&E’s internal weather team to make final calls on whether or not to shut off power. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We have weather stations in the field that send back data and information. We also have, you know, folks in the fields who are our eyes and ears of what’s really going on,” Sarkissian said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Residents can look up their address \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/psps-updates/?WT.mc_id=Vanity_pspsupdates-a\">online\u003c/a> to see if they might be impacted and prepare for potential power loss.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We really encourage those customers who’ve received notifications that they’re in scope to start preparing now,” Sarkissian said, who also advised people to charge their devices and to fill their freezers with ice packs and water bottles.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>She said that public safety power shutoffs can last longer than standard power shutoffs. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12101802\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-6_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12101802\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-6_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-6_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-6_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A parkgoer buys a fruit cup at Dolores Park in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 9, 2026. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12098992\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-13_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098992\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-13_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-13_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-13_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People lay in the shade at Dolores Park in San Francisco’s Mission District on Sept. 9, 2026. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to Hoang, San Francisco could see its first stretch of 10 consecutive 70-degree days in October since 2015 — when the sunny weather lasted for 12 days. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>As usual, it will get warmer further north and south from San Francisco and Oakland, with forecasts in the low 90s in San Jose and high 80s in Novato through Monday. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Hoang said longer-term, temperatures could soar even higher, possibly reaching triple digits, depending on whether the incoming high-pressure system strengthens by mid-next week. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098993\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People congregate at Crissy Field Beach in San Francisco on Sept. 9, 2026. Temperatures reached over 90 degrees in parts of San Francisco on Wednesday. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Hotter parts of San Francisco, like the Mission District, could reach the low 80s by mid-October, but the majority of the city will most likely remain in the 70s. The Pacific Coast will stay fairly cool, with highs in the 60s and low 70s. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The warm-up comes just in time for San Francisco’s premier fall festivities — this weekend’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12100723/hardly-strictly-2026-this-weekends-lineup-schedule-parking-maps-and-bag-policy\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival\u003c/a> at Golden Gate Park and Fleet Week, which will return in full force on Oct. 4, after a government shutdown last fall \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058113/government-shutdown-could-stop-blue-angels-from-flying-in-sf-fleet-week\">grounded the Blue Angels\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Hoang said that during this stretch, people should be sure to seek out shade and drink plenty of water, especially if they are prone to heat sensitivity. Fire risk will also be heightened, though meteorologists don’t anticipate any high winds, which could otherwise exacerbate fire spread.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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And according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the country experienced its \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202608\">hottest\u003c/a> meteorological summer on record, while California set a record for its warmest August average temperature.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098993\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260909-HeatFile-NG-25_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People congregate at Crissy Field Beach in San Francisco on Sept. 9, 2026. 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(Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>For the rest of the week, Sarment forecasts temperatures to drop slightly on Thursday and decrease by around 10 degrees on Friday, dipping a couple of degrees each day after. Some spots, like the interior East Bay and the furthest reaches of the North Bay, could still reach into the triple digits on Thursday. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It may be hard to tell, but we already kind of are cooling off,” Sarment said. “It will be in the 90s, and the city may be up to 80. It’s still going to be warm. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is getting ready for a ‘Super El Niño’ this winter. This natural weather pattern, — made worse by human-caused climate change — could bring flooding, mudslides, power outages and road closures. KQED Climate reporter Ezra David Romero explains how we might feel the impact of El Niño in our day to day lives. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Links:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/news/12097546/el-nino-could-bring-a-wet-wild-winter-how-can-you-and-your-home-be-ready\">Guide: El Niño Could Bring a Wet, Wild Winter. 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I mean, this is a big scary thing that we see all these headlines about.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>El Nino weather events have been happening for thousands of years. It’s when tropical winds shift in the Pacific, warming ocean water. And when the ocean warms, it could reshape weather systems, bringing stormy weather to California and disrupting marine life.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>Warm water, the ocean, affects how weather happens all around the whole world.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>Today, what this year’s El Niño will mean for the Bay and how to stay prepared.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>You know, officials say that there’s a 69% chance this El Nino could exceed the strength of any El Nino dating back to 1950, that’s when records began.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>Ezra David Romero is a climate reporter for KQED.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>El Nino’s are a natural climate phenomenon. They happen in the ocean, you know, this communication between land and sea. You know, studies indicate that human-caused climate change is creating a warmer, more moisture-related atmosphere, right, like up in the air. And that can, like, intensify the power and rainfall capacity of these modern El Nino events.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>So, we’re going to have a lot more warmer water along our coast, and broad strokes, how could that then impact us in the Bay Area? What kind of impacts may people feel in their everyday lives?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>What this could look like is like your street flooding if you live near the bay. If you live in San Francisco, if you lived in a place where there’s like poor drainage, if there’s a big rainstorm, your street could flood. Water could come from underneath your house into your place. That could also mean like if you’re like on highway 101 and it’s so wet, a mudslide could come in front of you in front your car. Could mean if you are a fisher or a person banking on these crabs or the species to be there and they’re not because of the warm water, like you know, your livelihood at stake. It also could mean like downed trees and things like that in communities, you know, it could mean power outages, but the list goes on and on. So I think that’s why like everyone should prepare for the worst. Like if it means you have a go bag with water and batteries and extra flashlights and some canned food, you know, in your home, there’s just like so many impacts that could be happening.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>And timeline-wise, when can we expect this El Nino to hit us here in the Bay Area the hardest?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>Basically, this fall and winter, there are already effects in the ocean happening now down in Southern California. Like I talked to a scientist this week, he said the ocean water temperatures are already in the mid 70 degrees, ours are around mid 50s. 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He runs a karate studio right next to a marina of this creek and his business flooded from the inside out and through the front door.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Derek Bentley\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>So the mats started filling with water and then they started kind of bubbling a little bit because all the foam in there started getting big and then we had another flood that happens underneath the mats.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>He’s super nervous that what could happen this winter could be worse.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>And like a lot of coastal cities, I mean, here in the Bay Area, I have to imagine a lot preparation is going on. 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If this happens, then what?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>There are so many cities on our coast here in the Bay Area, I mean what else are cities doing to prepare and how can you prepare for something like this?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>I think cities across the Bay Area are thinking about this, you know, all at the same time. Places like Pacifica are thinking of the wave action that erodes the hills there, and what they do and how they message that. Places, like San Francisco, right, where we have this, like, huge downtown and this seawall that protects it that already floods in certain spots, they’re thinking about how they stop traffic, how they message to people. Do they put in pumps that can pump that water out? Because some of this water could go into like critical infrastructure, like the Muni tunnel. Cities like Alameda, you know, that are an island, they have water from all sides. And during these events where you have flooding from the side and from below, because it’s so saturated, they’re thinking about like similar things, like where they pump the water and also what kind of messaging, but also like what can homeowners do if like your basement’s full of water and you pump it out. So I think they’re encouraging people to come up with plans as well.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>We’ll have more with KQED’s Ezra David Romero right after this break. By the way, if you appreciate the local deep dives that we bring you on the bay, consider becoming a sustaining KQED member. Listener donations are the lifeblood of what we do here at KQED. Just go to donate.kqed.org/podcasts. We’ll be right back. I mean, Ezra, it sounds like there’s this short-term preparation that’s sort of happening, but what about long-term?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>The Bay Area is thinking about this. You know, there was a bill passed a few years ago that mandates every coastal city and Bay Area city and county come up with like a sea level rise plan. And so all these cities around the Bay are like in some status of this. Places like Alameda, San Rafael, Suisin City, Oakland. The city of San Francisco has come up with a plan with the Army Corps of Engineers to re-engineer the entire seawall. 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I mean, Ezra, it sounds like there’s this short-term preparation that’s sort of happening, but what about long-term?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>The Bay Area is thinking about this. You know, there was a bill passed a few years ago that mandates every coastal city and Bay Area city and county come up with like a sea level rise plan. And so all these cities around the Bay are like in some status of this. Places like Alameda, San Rafael, Suisin City, Oakland. The city of San Francisco has come up with a plan with the Army Corps of Engineers to re-engineer the entire seawall. 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Like I can put tarps down, I can wrap them, I can send bags down, but my fear is that we’ll lose this place because it’ll just be too much water.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong>\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>What about us as individual people? What might we do to prepare for this El Nino?\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong>\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>Yeah, I talked to a lot of experts about this and they, you know, basically say like preparation is like the number one thing you can do. Like have a list of things that you need to take with you on your refrigerator. Think about this now, like meet your neighbors if you don’t know them, get their phone numbers, especially live in an area that floods, you know, clear drains. If you have a roof, make sure it’s not leaking. 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Like I think this is an opportune moment to like witness our responses and what, what, what we do with it.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong>\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>Ezra thank you so much as always.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ezra David Romero\u003cstrong>\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong>\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>Thanks for having me.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra\u003cstrong>\u003cstrong>:\u003c/strong>\u003c/strong> \u003c/strong>That was Ezra David Romero, a climate reporter for KQED. I’m gonna leave you a link to Ezra’s guide on how to prepare for El Nino in our show notes. This conversation with Ezra was cut down and edited by Pauline Bartolone. Gabriela Glueck is our producer. She scored this episode and added all the tape, music courtesy of Audio Network and APM. If you want to get in touch with us here at The Bay, feel free to send us an email. We’re at thebay.kqed.org. 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