The weather phenomenon El Niño is right around the corner potentially coming October and staying strong through winter 2026-2027. It is expected to hit Southern California with wetter weather and increased rainfall.
El Niño occurs due to surface ocean temperature increases significantly, leading to large stretches of storms along the ocean. Sending waves across the planet, shifting where storms form, how warm it is, and the amount it rains in certain areas.
“El Nino tends to be strongest during the winter months, and its global impacts are typically most significant in the northern hemisphere winter.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated.
The California state government has already assessed the danger and declared a state of emergency in order to smoothly mobilize state resources and direct agencies for flood-risk reduction.
A projected 451,000 heat related death will occur in the first nine months of El Niño worldwide. While most deaths are expected to happen on the southern hemisphere, California is expected to have 1,000 deaths and the United States 3,500 in total.
While these weather events may seem anomalous, they may become the standard of decades in the future. Preparation and prediction of when extreme weather will hit is vital to save lives across regions.
Coastal erosion may be a serious problem for L.A. residents that own seaside homes. Large waves, storm surges near the coast, and elevated ocean levels pose serious threats to property along the coast.
It was predicted in a study in the U.S. Geological Survey that Southern California could lose two-thirds of its beaches by 2100 by rising sea level. Simply three to six feet with little human intervention could severely change Californias Geology.
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