{
  "id": 14490200,
  "title": "How El Niño Will Impact California This Winter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/how-el-nino-will-impact-california-this-winter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:49:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/how-el-nino-will-impact-california-this-winter-12568640"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "California is preparing for a stormier winter as El Niño intensifies, bringing frequent weather systems that could lead to increased flooding, landslides, and heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountains, according to experts and meteorologists. The climate pattern, associated with warmer Pacific waters, can influence global temperatures and rainfall. A forecast from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center indicates an 83 percent chance of a strong-to-very strong El Niño event through January-March 2027. Meteorologists predict that El Niño will likely bring more storms with a southern storm track, increasing the risk of flooding and heavy rain above historical averages. Temperatures in northern California are expected to remain close to or slightly above the historic average, while southern regions may experience cooler-than-average conditions. The storms could also result in up to a foot of snow across the Sierra Nevada range during the winter, with most of the snow above average.",
  "summary": "California could see frequent storms and an increased risk of flooding this winter amid El Niño conditions, a meteorologist said.",
  "key_points": [
    "El Niño intensifies, bringing stormier winter to California",
    "83% chance of strong-to-very strong El Niño event",
    "Up to a foot of snow expected in Sierra Nevada mountains"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}