El Niño Kelvin waves raising sea levels, flooding California coast

Homes off the Alamitos Peninsula braces for waves from a waning swell from Hurricane Marie combined with a 6 ft. high tide that has been flooding streets and homes on Sept. 8, 2026 in Long Beach, Calif. —Kelvin Kuo—Getty Images A large pulse of wave energy generated by El Niño conditions, known as a…

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