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Big ocean swells area heading to the Monterey Bay coast.
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Big ocean swells area heading to the Monterey Bay coast.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 20, 2024

Just in time for the official first day of winter, a storm is expected to bring rain, winds and a large ocean swell to Monterey County and the…

Two sets of Carmel beach stairs battered by winter storms remain closed nine months later.
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Two sets of Carmel beach stairs battered by winter storms remain closed nine months later.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 24, 2024

Rising tides and crashing waves last winter battered the timber staircases that carry people down steep bluffs to the white sands of Carmel Be…

Ag production value in Monterey County was down by 6 percent in 2023 due to winter storms.
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Ag production value in Monterey County was down by 6 percent in 2023 due to winter storms.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jul 16, 2024

For the second year in a row, winter storms and flooding impacted the local agriculture industry, Monterey County’s largest. 

Hundreds of trees fell on the Monterey Peninsula during last winter’s storms. With another wet winter ahead, what can be done?
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Hundreds of trees fell on the Monterey Peninsula during last winter’s storms. With another wet winter ahead, what can be done?

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 14, 2023

A LARGE MONTEREY CYPRESS PROVED TOO MUCH FOR THE MAIN OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CARRY ELECTRICITY INTO MONTEREY, PACIFIC GROVE, PEBBLE …

Small growers feeling the pain of winter storms are frustrated at slow-moving government aid.
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Small growers feeling the pain of winter storms are frustrated at slow-moving government aid.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Apr 20, 2023

For grower Javier Zamora, this winter was an unprecedented procession of weather-related misfortune. January’s storms turned nearly half of th…

Winter storms worsen the already poor quality of streets in Salinas.
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Winter storms worsen the already poor quality of streets in Salinas.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 16, 2023

Smooth roads are not just an aesthetic issue, they are a safety issue: They influence the routes drivers take and how fast they can go. And in…

Winter storms wreak havoc -- and also remind us nature is still in charge.
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Winter storms wreak havoc -- and also remind us nature is still in charge.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 12, 2023

In modern, urban life, it can be easy to forget we have built many of our neighborhoods on top of waterways. Especially in California’s long d…

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