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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 pulse of unusually warm water moving eastward along the equatorial Pacific — is being reported as a potential threat to California, with coverage explaining what the phenomenon is and what it could mean for the state. Such waves are closely watched because they can influence El Niño conditions, shifting ocean temperatures and affecting weather patterns along the West Coast, including storms, rainfall and coastal impacts.
Why now: Warm ocean anomalies moving toward the Pacific coast are drawing attention over possible El Niño and weather impacts on 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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