What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
First reported 3 Oct, 12:28 UTCUpdated 15h ago5 sources
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Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
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Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Nino.
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- A pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Niño
- What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Nino.
- What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
- What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
- Slow-moving wave threatens more damage to US West Coast (opens Taipei Times in a new tab)
