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Fires, El Niño and storms batter Big Sur highway

Original: Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Fires, El Niño, atmospheric rivers and the Big Sur highway

Ocean scientist Gary Griggs examines how wildfires, El Niño conditions and atmospheric rivers have repeatedly damaged the Big Sur section of Highway 1 on California's central coast. Writing in his regular Our Ocean Backyard column, he connects extreme weather and coastal erosion to the ongoing vulnerability of the scenic roadway.

Why now: Repeated storm damage and landslide closures of the Big Sur highway keep the issue in local focus

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