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El Niño Brings Coastal Flooding to California as Year's Highest Tides Approach

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Coastal flooding linked to El Niño is already affecting parts of California, according to a Gizmodo report. The article indicates that the year's highest tides have not yet arrived, suggesting conditions could worsen. The source material provided is limited to a link and brief metadata, so specific details on affected locations, flood severity, and timing are not available here. Further details would need to be confirmed from the original Gizmodo article.

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