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- 1Concern grows over giant kelvin wave heading for California●Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California https://www. theguardian.com/us-ne
A vast, slow-moving kelvin wave — an ocean phenomenon tied to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation — is reported to be heading toward the California coast, raising alarm among scientists and officials about its potential impact on weather patterns along the US West Coast. Comment is focused on what the wave could mean for extreme weather and coastal conditions in the region.