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    Is El Niño’s reputation as a legendary rainmaker overblown?

    In the minds of many Californians, El Niño has long loomed as a rainmaker of epic proportions. In 1982-83, the Pacific climate pattern caused storms that pounded the state’s shoreline, damaging 1,000 homes between Santa Barbara and the Mexican border and washing the tip of the Santa Monica Pier out to sea. When it appeared again in 1997-98, El Niño unleashed massive flooding across the West ...
    by Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times Dec 18, 2023 4 minutes
    A man struggles to avoid getting wet after Tropical Storm Hilary flooded streets in Ensenada, Mexico, in August.

    In the minds of many Californians, El Niño has long loomed as a rainmaker of epic proportions.

    In 1982-83, the Pacific climate pattern caused storms that pounded the state’s shoreline, damaging 1,000 homes between Santa Barbara and the Mexican border and washing the tip of the Santa Monica Pier out to sea.

    When it appeared again in 1997-98, El Niño unleashed massive flooding across the West Coast, contributing to at least 17 deaths and billions of dollars in damage.

    But forecasts have so far proved less accurate in the 21st century. Although experts warned that El Niño would once again deliver a deluge to Southern California in 2015-16, it turned out to be something of a dud, bringing even less precipitation.

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