Photo: “Long Beach harbor” by Ron Reiring, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Illustrative photo; not from the Hurricane Polo preparations or storm-damage event. Category: Storm Updates Updates After the damage from Marie, Long Beach residents and officials rebuilt berms, stacked sandbags, and prepared for renewed coastal flooding from Hurricane Polo's swell, according to ABC7 Los Angeles (Sept. 25, 2026). Read the full story: Long Beach ramps up storm preps as

Photo: “Pacific Coast, Malibu” by JCS, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Illustrative photo; not from the Sea Level Drive sinkhole incident. Category: Storm Updates Tropical Storm Marie opened a sinkhole on Malibu's Sea Level Drive, leading to a local emergency, five red-tagged homes, and evacuations affecting roughly 30 homes. LAist (Sept. 9, 2026) reports that flooding in Long Beach also closed part of its boardwalk. Read the full story: Southern Californi

Photo: “Long Beach harbor” by Ron Reiring, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Illustrative photo; not from the Hurricane Polo preparations or storm-damage event. Category: Storm Updates Long Beach declared a local emergency while recovering from Hurricane Marie's waves, which flooded homes, damaged the boardwalk, and washed away protective sand berms. ABC7 Los Angeles (Sept. 23, 2026) also notes that El Niño is looming. Read the full story: After Hurricane Marie