10/5/2026
What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
Filed by Dirk Danger
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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