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NeighborhoodsPlowWow versus “Godzilla”: the 2026–27 El Niño story
The 2026–27 El Niño story for Greater Vancouver: what WMO and NOAA report, why seasonal averages differ from storms and where the Godzilla nickname ends.
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NeighborhoodsLangley and the “Godzilla” winter: why the road story can change
Langley’s winter story separates the projected Pacific signal from municipal road response, including the Township’s changing priority ladder.
/langley-el-nino-winter-review-windows-2026-27 →
NeighborhoodsNew Westminster and El Niño: a mild average is not an empty winter
New Westminster’s El Niño angle: a warmer seasonal average does not predict every winter day or change the City’s published sidewalk-clearing framework.
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NeighborhoodsPort Moody’s El Niño question: what does “warmer” leave unresolved?
Port Moody’s El Niño story connects uncertainty about individual storms with the City’s distinct pedestrian-route categories, without inventing a local forecast.
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NeighborhoodsAbbotsford after the January 2024 cold: watch the road, not just the headline
An updated Abbotsford cold-weather feature: the January 2024 archive, current road-camera and pavement-sensor sources, and the limits of a single observation.
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Tips & NewsAldergrove’s winter road story: why priority can change after a cold spell
Aldergrove’s revised winter feature explains why Township road priorities can change as conditions worsen, while keeping January 2024 history distinct.
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NeighborhoodsCoquitlam’s hillside winter question: what the priority map actually says
Coquitlam’s revised cold-weather feature examines the hillside detail in the City’s snow-response categories and the difference between a map and live conditions.
/polar-vortex-coquitlam-january-2024-shared-route-flashback →
NeighborhoodsPort Moody cold flashback: the last metres to the entrance
January 2024 Arctic-cold flashback: Port Moody frontage and pedestrian planning, public-to-private handoffs, mixed-use entrances and clear service scope.
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