San Francisco steps up preparations for potential impacts of Super El Niño – Local News Matters

San Francisco steps up preparations for potential impacts of Super El Niño  Local News Matters

Numerous city departments in San Francisco on Thursday outlined how they’re getting ready to mitigate and respond to possible historic flooding and San Francisco city departments outline preparations for potential flooding, power outages and severe storms as a Super El Niño approaches this winter. Numerous city departments in San Francisco on Thursday outlined how they’re getting ready to mitigate and respond to possible historic flooding and rainfall due to the Super El Niño weather pattern expected this winter. Don't miss out on Bay Area news, delivered to your inbox twice a week. “Today’s hearing is about making sure we use those tools well, ensuring that the public knows what’s coming, both to understand what the city is doing about it and what they should be doing about it to prepare,” Dorsey said.

“This is not a waterfront problem or a west side problem,” Dorsey said. “It’s a San Francisco problem.” Weather experts and climatologists are predicting that this winter’s Super El Niño could lead to historic sea-level rise since the warm temperatures of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, which causes El Niño weather events, have reached record-high numbers. San Francisco is already seeing the effects of the Super El Niño as it recorded its highest October tide this month, reaching 1.87 feet above typical daily high tide on Monday. At