From the Castro to Boyle Heights to Hillcrest, and from Ohlone to Kumeyaay lands, this winter won’t bring one hazard at a time. Climate change is stacking them together: fire, flood, and drought layered into the same season.
La Niña is expected, but this year it won’t act alone. A massive warm “blob” over the Pacific has entered like a new section of an orchestra, reshaping the rhythm of California’s winter.
📌 Readiness in a Changing Climate
Hazards won’t arrive one by one. They’ll overlap. That means:
• Reviewing stormwater in dense neighborhoods from the Castro to Hillcrest.
• Planning for fire and post-fire flood in Glendale, Inland Empire, East County.
• Building coastal resilience.
• Checking in with tribal nations: Kumeyaay (San Diego), Ohlone (Bay Area), Tongva (Los Angeles), and others whose lands face unique vulnerabilities.
🌐 Public Goods Matter
This forecast, based on CPC outlooks and NOAA anomaly maps, is only possible thanks to the National Weather Service and NOAA. These are public goods.
