Posts Tagged ‘El Nino’
Marin IJ: Marin County Allocates $3M for El Niño Preparations
Marin County supervisors will spend more than $3 million to fund El Niño readiness this winter. The weather pattern, which occurs when the surface water in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean warm more than usual, has increasingly signaled that Marin will experience excessive rain, atmospheric rivers, elevated flood risks and landslides. Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Read MoreMarinIJ: Tiburon Allocates Extra Funds for El Niño Defense
Tiburon has approved a $75,000 budget amendment to purchase additional storm response and emergency preparedness supplies ahead of a potentially severe rain season. Meteorologists predict strong El Niño conditions in the region starting in October. The climate pattern and the prospect of king tides have Marin municipalities preparing for potential flooding. “Given the Town’s vulnerable…
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