Month: November 2015

Experts urge for storm preparations as El Niño arrives

Weather experts are warning people to start preparing for the possibility of increased rain and flooding across the region from El Niño. The National Weather Service’s most recent forecast showed that El Niño continued to gain strength in October. “El Niño is here. And it is huge … At this

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The Big One could be worse than you imagine

California is a state with more than 2,000 fault lines and there are nearly as many modeled scenarios for “The Big One.” One worst-case earthquake model envisions a 8.5 magnitude temblor that would stretch the full 800-mile length of the San Andreas Fault. The EQECAT model, crafted by risk analysis

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How to prepare your car for El Niño rains

All forecasts are pointing to a strong El Niño winter, which means a high chance of significant rainfall for California. In 2011, the last rainy winter, more than 8,615 people were killed or injured in California in crashes involving rain, snow and fog, according to the California Highway Patrol. “You do not

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