LA Times · Aug 14, 2015
How to prepare for a destructive El Niño winter
So with more signs of a strong El Niño winter, what can people do to prepare for the possibility of heavy rain?
That's the question many people are asking in the wake of a new forecast this week. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center said Thursday that this El Niño is shaping up to be as strong as the 1997-98 El Niño, which sent storms that killed 17 people and caused more than $550 million in damage in California.
How are local officials preparing for El Niño?
Many agencies are doing their own El Niño planning. Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Hilda Solis will ask for a full investigation into the county's preparedness at all county flood-control facilities,.