{"id":61672,"date":"2023-12-14T12:23:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=61672"},"modified":"2023-12-14T12:23:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:23:18","slug":"storms-are-on-the-way-are-californians-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=61672","title":{"rendered":"Storms are On the Way. Are Californians Prepared?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
By<\/span>Mark Hedin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/i>
\n
\n

With an El Ni\u00f1o weather pattern promising wetter wets and hotter hots, California’s Office of Emergency Services and Listos California are urging residents to stay safe and be prepared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\"\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

If your memories of last winter\u2019s dozen \u201catmospheric rivers\u201d have faded, Mother Nature is preparing a soaking wet reminder, with parts of the West Coast possibly looking at a month\u2019s worth of rain by midweek and another close on its heels around Christmastime.<\/p>\n

The storms are part of the periodic El Ni\u00f1o weather pattern that meteorologists say promises more torrential rains and higher temperatures across California in the coming year.<\/p>\n

In hopes of minimizing the disasters that extreme weather can bring, the California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services (OES), along with Listos California, Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media hosted a\u00a0press briefing<\/a>\u00a0offering safety tips, advice and resources to help Californians prepare for the flooding, high winds and cold temperatures that will likely occur in various parts of the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting prepared for disaster starts with simple but important actions you can take now before storms hit,\u201d said Diana Crofts-Pelayo, of OES:<\/p>\n