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: “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