El Niño in the Bay Area: What You Need to Know – KQED

El Niño in the Bay Area: What You Need to Know  KQED

The impacts of El Niño are here, and Bay Curious chats with Ezra David Romero to answer a listener's question, and more. An El Niño is on, and this year, it’s been predicted to be the strongest in decades. Intensified by climate change, this natural climate cycle could bring flooding, road closures, and power outages, but also a healthy snowpack this winter. Bay Curious listener Katie Silva wanted to know, what makes this year’s El Niño different and what can she do to prepare? KQED Climate reporter Ezra David Romero explains how cities in the Bay Area are getting ready and what we can do to protect ourselves, our homes, and our communities.

Read Ezra David Romero’s full story “El Niño Could Bring a Wet, Wild Winter. How Can You — and Your Home — Be Ready?”Episode Transcript Olivia Allen-Price: Bay Curious listener Katie Silva has lived her whole life in California and knows all about El Niño. Katie Silva: I grew up in California in the Central Coast area so I’ve been hearing about El Nino for my whole life growing up. Olivia Allen-Price: But she wrote in to us after hearing this year’s El Niño called historic. News Clip: Weather forecasters are warning this year’s El Niño could be the strongest in decades. News Clip: This Super El