What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 3 Oct, 19:45What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast1 outlet
- 19 Oct, 09:00A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming13 outlets
- and 3 one-off wordings
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Who published it, and when
4 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 5 original reports, 12 reprints
Sat, 3 October 2026
2 reports- PBS NewsHour19:45
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.
- wohfradio.com22:30
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 clim…
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- Le Figaro (France)15:20
DÉCRYPTAGE - Ces masses d’eau chaudes peuvent élever temporairement le niveau de la mer de plusieurs dizaines de centimètres. La côte ouest américaine se prépare à leur arrivée, qui pourrait amplifier les inondations lors des tempêtes et des grandes marées.
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- klcc.org20:09first to report
Kelvin waves carry heat that expands water and brings potential for higher sea level rise, more flooding and coastal erosion.
Mon, 19 October 2026
1 report- NPR News09:00
A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.
12 reprints
- kasu.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- kunm.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- interlochenpublicradio.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- wknofm.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- kenw.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- iowapublicradio.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- mynspr.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- kpcw.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- wcbe.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- ksmu.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- kedm.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy
- wpsu.org19 Oct, 09:00their copy