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Fires, El Niño and storms threaten Big Sur highway
Original: Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Fires, El Niño, atmospheric rivers and the Big Sur highway
Ocean researcher Gary Griggs writes in his Santa Cruz Sentinel column about how wildfires, El Niño conditions and atmospheric rivers have combined to repeatedly damage Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. The column examines how fire-scarred hillsides and intense winter storms trigger landslides and road closures, underscoring the growing vulnerability of California's coastal infrastructure to climate-driven extremes.
Why now: Repeated storm and fire damage to the Big Sur stretch of Highway 1 keeps the question of rebuilding versus retreating in local debate.
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- Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Fires, El Niño, atmospheric rivers and the Big Sur highway · Santa Cruz Sentinel
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