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Kelvin Wave Raises Concerns for California Coast

Original: What Is the Kelvin Wave Threatening California? Here’s What to Know | National News | U.S. News

A Kelvin wave, a large pulse of warm water moving eastward along the equatorial Pacific, is being flagged as a potential threat to California. Such waves can fuel El Niño conditions, shifting weather patterns, raising coastal sea levels and increasing storm and erosion risks for the state's coastline. Attention is focused on what the wave could mean for California's weather and coastal communities in the months ahead.

Why now: Readers are following ocean conditions that could bring El Niño-driven weather and coastal hazards to California.

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• What Is the Kelvin Wave Threatening California? Here’s What to Know | National News | U.S. News · U.S. News & World Report

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