California coast braces for another battering as new El Niño-related wave emerges in Pacific

Another El Niño-influenced phenomenon — a "coastally trapped Kelvin wave" — is moving up the coast of Mexico and will soon hit the U.S. West Coast.
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Another El Niño-influenced phenomenon — a "coastally trapped Kelvin wave" — is moving up the coast of Mexico and will soon hit the U.S. West Coast.

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