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California braces for flooding and landslides as super El Niño looms

Original: “ After years of erosion, California is bracing for flooding and landslides ahead of this year’s expected super El Niño,

California is preparing for flooding and landslides as forecasters expect a super El Niño this year, a warming of equatorial Pacific waters that disrupts weather patterns worldwide. After years of coastal erosion, communities such as Pacifica, south of San Francisco, are already showing strain, and officials worry heavy winter storms could worsen damage to weakened cliffs and hillsides.

Why now: The expected super El Niño raises fears that storms could hit eroded California coastline and hillsides hard this winter.

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• “ After years of erosion, California is bracing for flooding and landslides ahead of this year’s expected super El Niño, a temporary warming in parts of the equatorial Pacific known to warp weather worldwide. Already this year, the town of Pacifica south of San Francisco… · czds · 5

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