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Senator Alvarado-Gil Shares Information About Preparing For El Niño Conditions
- Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on Sept. 21 to mobilize state agencies and prepare for potential El Niño flooding, directing officials to assess vulnerable infrastructure and expedite levee repairs.
- Disaster modelers at Climate X estimate El Niño could cause $2 billion to $3 billion in losses from flooding and mudslides this winter, while Adam Smith, a Climate Central disaster researcher, warned that early beach erosion raises risks for severe infrastructure damage.
- The California Department of Water Resources has staged 4.4 million sandbags and 400,000 tons of rock statewide, with Deputy Director Paul Gosselin noting the agency is working to "streamline efforts to capture as much water as possible."
- In the Central Valley, grower Don Cameron at Terranova Ranch installed high-capacity electric pumps to capture floodwaters for groundwater recharge, while Julie Rentner, president of River Partners, called this El Niño year a "huge opportunity for our water system."
- Flexible dam management at 20 reservoirs could supply water for more than 1 million households annually, researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography found, as Daniel Curtin of the California Water Commission noted, "We're going to learn a lot of lessons.
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Preparing Alameda for El Niño
Governor Newsom declared a statewide state of emergency on September 21 in anticipation of strong fall and winter storms. In Alameda, residents can expect potential flooding, fallen trees, and power outages. Jean Chen talks with the Public Works Director and City Manager about El Niño.
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