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By Cecilio Padilla California is under a statewide emergency declaration as Gov. Gavin Newsom moves to speed up preparations for a powerful El Niño expected to strengthen heading into winter. Newsom issued the declaration Monday to help state agencies move faster on storm preparations, from staging …
California has declared a state of emergency as a strengthening El Niño raises the threat of damaging storms, widespread flooding and mudslides across the state this fall and winter.
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency to boost available resources ahead of this winter's El Niño, expected to bring “historic" storm conditions to California.
(KRON) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as a powerful El Niño continues to develop in the Pacific Ocean. The proclamation issued Monday from the state executive department warns of the "ongoing development of a strong and likely historic El Niño" as we head into the …
(FOX40.COM) — Governor Gavin Newsom is declaring a state of emergency Monday as a "historic" El Niño storm season develops. "California is strongest when we look out for one another. That is what this action is about.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency today in California in preparation for what state officials say could be a historic El Niño season, directing agencies to stage equipment, protect infrastructure and prepare communities for severe winter weather.
Super El-Niño has already broken temperature records and is predicted to bring an extremely wet winter to the state ‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak California is bracing for a record breaking El Niño that is expected to bring severe winter storms and flood…
California has declared a statewide emergency as a strengthening El Niño threatens severe winter storms, flooding and landslides, according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s office. Newsom signed the proclamation on Monday ahead of the 2026–2027 wet season, ordering agencies to prepare flood supplies, iden…
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on Monday as California prepares for what officials warn could be one of the strongest El Niño weather events on record, bringing the potential for severe flooding, landslides, coastal erosion and dangerous winter storms.
Better safe than sorry. California is embracing that credo ahead of a record-breaking El Niño event predicted to deliver severe winter storms and flooding across the U.S. west coast, with Governor Gavin Newsom declaring a state of emergency Monday to ensure extreme weather precautions are in place f…
California is bracing for impact. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Monday as a potentially historic El Niño continues to churn across the Pacific, prompting California to begin preparing months ahead of the winter storm season. This isn’t your ordinary rainy-season preparation.
By Kate S. Petersen, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency for California to mobilize resources ahead of a potentially historic super El Niño storm season this winter.
