{"id":3781,"date":"2026-11-10T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3781"},"modified":"2026-11-10T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:59:52","slug":"california-governor-signs-orders-to-prepare-for-el-nino-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3781","title":{"rendered":"California governor signs orders to prepare for El Ni\u00f1o storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed two executive orders, easing environmental requirements for flood-prevention work and requiring a risk review of Highway 1 ahead of potential El Ni\u00f1o storms.<\/p>\n<p>The orders were signed at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach, Southern California, following a statewide emergency declaration issued on September 21, according to the governor&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-10-28\/California-governor-signs-orders-to-prepare-for-El-Ni-o-storms-1RC39NTyAms\/img\/6d3ea03bc4154fbcb5edf59d484811d9\/6d3ea03bc4154fbcb5edf59d484811d9.jpeg\" alt=\"A front loader is used to build a sand berm as preparations are underway for unusually high tides and coastal flooding in Long Beach, California, US, October 27, 2026. \/VCG\"><\/p>\n<p>One order allows the suspension of state requirements for eligible public-agency work to limit flooding, landslides, debris flows and erosion, while requiring advance eligibility approval and safeguards for fish, protected species and waterways.<\/p>\n<p>The second order establishes a Highway 1 Task Force, convened by state transportation and natural resources agencies, to prepare the corridor for El Ni\u00f1o storms and address longer-term climate threats.<\/p>\n<p>Highway 1 runs about 1,056 km along California&#8217;s Pacific coast and has suffered repeated landslides and closures in the Big Sur area in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-10-28\/California-governor-signs-orders-to-prepare-for-El-Ni-o-storms-1RC39NTyAms\/img\/c1f1e070a13448e09c2e91648f776d86\/c1f1e070a13448e09c2e91648f776d86.jpeg\" alt=\"Workers build a sand berm as preparations are underway for unusually high tides and coastal flooding in Long Beach, California, October 27, 2026. \/VCG\"><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the US National Weather Service warned of significant coastal flooding in Orange and San Diego counties in Southern California until Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s Climate Prediction Center said on October 8 that there was a more than 83% chance of a strong-to-very strong El Ni\u00f1o through January to March 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed two executive orders, easing environmental requirements for flood-prevention work and requiring a risk review of Highway 1 ahead of potential El Ni\u00f1o storms. The orders were signed at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach, Southern California, following a statewide emergency declaration issued on September 21, according to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}