El Niño, also known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), occurred in the winter of 1997-1998. In an effort to help people understand this incredible weather phenomenon, ABAG is happy to provide this informative website to help you learn more and get ready for potentially tumultuous winters.
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What Is El Niño? Introduction directly from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Read here.   Source: NOAA Find out the impact of El Niño on CA's weather and rainfall. Read here.   Source: SFSU Find out the impact of El Niño in the US and other parts of the world. Read here.   Source: NOAA El Niño and its possible influence on landslides. Read here.   Source: USGS An educational El Niño site from PBS. Read here. How to Prepare? How to prepare your HOME for the El Niño. Read here.   Source: SF Chronicle How to prepare your GARDEN for the El Niño. Read here.   Source: SF Chronicle Protect your property from erosion. Read here.   Source: ABAG Storm tips from PG&E. Read here.   Source: PG&E Dealing with flood damage. Read here.   Source: ABAG	Current Forecasts & Data Experimental El Niño Forecast. Intuitive graphical representation. Read here.   Source: CRD, UCSD Another great El Niño Forecast. From Sep. 1997 - Jan. 1998 Read here.   Source: IGES El Niño In the News Gathering Storm. Sacramento Bee's feature on fighting winter storms. Read here.   Source: Sacramento Bee El Niño Grande. A great news source specific for the Bay Area and El Niño from the San Francisco Chronicle. Read here.   Source: SF Gate National El Niño news. Top stories from USA Today. Read here.   Source: USA Today

References National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) El Niño theme page. National Weather Service (NWS) of SF bayarea. Climate Prediction Center (CPC)'s ENSO page. Winter Weather Preparedness Tips from FEMA. FEMA El Niņo Loss Reduction Center Additional Bay Area weather links.

ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. This page was last updated 8/20/03 by jbp.