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San Francisco Embarcadero floods as El Niño tides peak 2 feet above normal

Publicly framed the flooding as tied to the coming El Niño

Seawater closed part of San Francisco's Embarcadero on Oct. 27 after tides ran 2.1 feet above normal. The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory for low-lying areas across the Bay Area, and the city shut a sidewalk and bike lane along the waterfront.

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Notable Quotes

"What happens with El Niño is there's a warming trend in the water. That leads to tides being a foot or more higher than they normally are on average at this time of year."

from San Francisco Embarcadero floods as El Niño tides peak 2 feet above normal · Updated 1 hour ago

"We have a playbook for when stormwater or floods come into the sidewalk, come into the bike lane, or come into the traffic lanes."

from San Francisco Embarcadero floods as El Niño tides peak 2 feet above normal · Updated 1 hour ago