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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Preparing for El Niño

    Yesterday, a federal forecast predicted that the El Niño weather system is gathering strength and could bring record rainfall to California. If yesterday’s mudslides on the 5 Freeway in Southern California are any sign, El Niño could bring unexpected consequences. Are we prepared?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 16, 2015 • 1 min read

    Yesterday, a federal forecast predicted that the El Niño weather system is gathering strength and could bring record rainfall to California. If yesterday’s mudslides on the 5 Freeway in Southern California are any sign, El Niño could bring unexpected consequences. Are we prepared?

    The full episode

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    El Niño Preparations, Shrimp Boy and the Male Audience of Music Sites
    1. 0:17Preparing for El NiñoYou’re reading this
    2. 8:05A Drug Called Spice
    3. 15:00Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow Charged with Murder
    4. 25:39Film Roundup: 'Crimson Peak,' 'Bridge of Spies,' and 'Goosebumps'
    5. 41:24Are Music Magazines Just Men's Magazines?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Dana Cuff

      director of cityLAB at UCLA

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    El Niño Preparations, Shrimp Boy and the Male Audience of Music Sites
    1. 0:17Preparing for El NiñoYou’re reading this
    2. 8:05A Drug Called Spice
    3. 15:00Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow Charged with Murder
    4. 25:39Film Roundup: 'Crimson Peak,' 'Bridge of Spies,' and 'Goosebumps'
    5. 41:24Are Music Magazines Just Men's Magazines?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand