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‘Expect Chaos’: Climate Expert Forecasts Extreme Weather as West Coast Prepares for El Niño

‘Expect Chaos’: Climate Expert Forecasts Extreme Weather as West Coast Prepares for El Niño
A car sits submerged in floodwaters in Pajaro, Calif., on March 14, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Climate experts are warning of possible extreme weather as an El Niño weather pattern arrives this summer along the west coast.

This year’s El Niño looks to be a “strong one,” according to climate expert Dr. Jennifer Francis, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Climate Research Center in Massachusetts.
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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