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California declares emergency ahead of projected El Niño storms

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 3 HEADLINES

25 Sep, 00:50 UTC
California declares emergency as state prepares for El Niño storms
25 Sep, 06:18 UTC
California Declares Emergency Ahead of Forecast El Niño Storms
25 Sep, 12:20 UTC
California declares emergency ahead of projected El Niño storms

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

Nothing new took hold after the first third.