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Concern mounts over planetary-scale Kelvin wave heading for California
Original: Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
Scientists and news outlets are raising alarms about a slow-moving Kelvin wave — a vast, planetary-scale oceanic phenomenon — that is travelling toward the California coast. Such waves can shift warm water across the Pacific and influence coastal sea levels and weather patterns, prompting concerns about potential impacts on the US West Coast.
Why now: New reporting warns that a large oceanic Kelvin wave is approaching California, raising concerns about its coastal and climate effects.
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- Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California · The Guardian
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