
California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency
Waves wash up near damaged beachfront homes on 14 September 2026, in Dana Point, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenWaves wash up near damaged beachfront homes on 14 September 2026, in Dana Point, California. Several coastal California cities have recently faced high surf, flooding and coastal erosion linked to Hurricane Marie as well as El Niño.
- ▪Waves wash up near damaged beachfront homes on 14 September 2026, in Dana Point, California.
- ▪Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenWaves wash up near damaged beachfront homes on 14 September 2026, in Dana Point, California.
- ▪Several coastal California cities have recently faced high surf, flooding and coastal erosion linked to Hurricane Marie as well as El Niño.
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Waves wash up near damaged beachfront homes on 14 September 2026, in Dana Point, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenWaves wash up near damaged beachfront homes on 14 September 2026, in Dana Point, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesCaliforniaCalifornia braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergencySuper 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 Dani AnguianoMon 21 Sep 2026 15.31 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 15.33 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleCalifornia is bracing for a record breaking El Niño that is expected to bring severe winter storms and flooding across the state,…
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