Monterey County officials remain flexible as an El Niño event is underway
Every two to seven years, El Niño generates buzz among scientists, government officials and communities wondering what impacts it could have across California. … In Monterey County specifically, El Niño could manifest in a wetter winter, though scientists won’t know how severe impacts could be until individual storms are much closer. It could bring larger swells, higher water levels and increased coastal erosion as unusually warm water off Mexico fuels tropical storms in the Eastern Pacific. … At a meeting of the Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council on Friday, July 17, officials said the U.S. Forest Service is planning prescribed burns in Los Padres National Forest and forming an internal task force to plan for El Niño-related impacts on trails and roads. The risk of landslides are elevated during El Niño events.
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