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 Green Scene San Diego:
Preparing for El Nino: 
Too Much Water!
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This El Nino is predicted to be the strongest ever. It could bring extreme rain events this winter to California. While that may help our drought situation, too much water can be both damaging and deadly. Come learn what you can do to prepare and protect your home and business from our top NOAA Weatherman and
San Diego's Emergency Operations.

 

Date: Thursday October 15, 2015

Time: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm  

1088 Third Ave
San Diego, CA  92101

(corner of Third Ave and C Street - next to the Civic Center Trolley stop) 
 
Free Event For Members
$10 Non Members ($15 at Door

 
Event Detail:
 
 El Niño could be one of the strongest on record
 
The latest update from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center on the status of El Niño was released and forecasters are doubling down on the persistence of this event, and predicting big things for when it reaches its peak in the months to come.
"We're predicting that this El Niño could be among the strongest El Niños on record, dating back to 1950."  
The strongest El Niño pattern recorded so far, since 1950, took place in 1997/98, when sea surface temperatures in the central region of the equatorial Pacific Ocean  reached 4.14°F above normal.

Current ocean temperatures along California's coast are 4-5°F above the norm.  Great for fishing and swimming, but potentially disastrous for this winter. 

We need to be prepared -- as strong water flows cause more damage and deaths than any other catastrophe. 
     
Expert Speakers:
 
  
 
Alex Tardy, is the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in San Diego. Alex has worked at several locations across the country including Vermont, Virginia, Texas, and Utah in a variety of positions including senior weather forecasting duties and science operations officer. Alex is in charge of working with a variety of public and private partners to ensure that weather and hazard information and education is received in the most efficient ways to save lives and property. Alex received a bachelor of science in atmospheric science from the State University of New York in Albany. He has worked for the National Weather Service for 22 years
Marlon King, San Diego Emergency Operations Services
 
Mr King collaborates with local jurisdictions and business groups to provide emergency management planning in order to assist these agencies in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from any natural disaster or man-made incident.
 
Emergency Operations Services consists of developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOP), Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), Business Continuity Plans (BCP) all according to federal and state guidelines and standards.
 
In addition to developing these plans, the only way to ensure that the plan will work is through training, testing, and exercising these plans, and the personnel responsible for their execution. He helps to  develop training, discussion based and "boots on the ground" exercises to ensure that our clients are fully prepared for a real world event.