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Storm Surge
Coastal inundation during tropical systems and strong onshore flow.
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‘Super' El Niño Threatens to Repeat California's 1983 Coastal Destruction (Video)
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (397+ words) The winter of 1982-83 remains one of the most destructive chapters in California coastal history — a season of towering surf, flooded streets, collapsing piers, epic waves for some, and beaches disappearing almost overnight. The culprit was an exceptionally powerful El Niño....
Offshore wind farms could one day be lifted off the Texas and Louisiana coasts, but two decades after Hurricane Rita turned evacuation routes into death traps, a warming Gulf and gutted forecasting agencies mean the next mass exodus could be far deadlier and harder to survive
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (667+ words) Maya Hart’s hand stung as she gripped the stick shift of her Dodge Ram, inching north from Galveston Island in the punishing September heat. She’d been doing this for nearly 24 hours — brake, wince, glance in the rearview mirror at her…...
'Most stressful winter': El Nino-fueled coastal erosion in California likely to get worse
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (550+ words) Severe erosion has already impacted Malibu, Laguna Beach, Carlsbad and more. El Niño and a very active Pacific hurricane season are bringing significant coastal erosion to the Southern California coastline, with experts warning it could get even worse this winter....
Hurricane Marie reshaped Southern California’s coastline last week. El Niño could be far worse
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (668+ words) This article was originally published by LAist on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The Hurricane Marie-fueled surf that hit Southern California last week was just a taste of the coastal damage El Niño could bring over the next several months, experts warn. The…...
El Ni??o-born Kelvin waves moving toward Southern California could trigger dangerously high sea levels
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (720+ words) Incoming Kelvin waves and a record El Niño threaten local beaches and could drive more coastal erosion this winter. After heavy surf and erosion at beaches along the coastline, especially the sinkhole at Sea Level Road in Malibu, oceanographic experts…...
El Niño wave to raise California seas during winter storms
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (546+ words) Sea level rise could enhance substantial California flooding Off the west coast of Mexico, a mass of unusually warm water is creeping north. This wave will reach California and could bring the threat of coastal flooding, beach erosion, impacts to…...
Boston must consider $10.5B coastal protection plan to prevent $54B in future flood damage
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (674+ words) Boston could be facing tens of billions of dollars in flood damage unless it undertakes one of the largest climate adaptation efforts ever proposed for a U.S. city. That’s the bottom line in a draft feasibility study dubbed the Coastal Storm…...
El Niño driven wave to raise California seas during winter storms
6+ day, 26+ min ago (285+ words) The Weather Channel Sea level rise could enhance substantial California flooding El Niño could bring California wetter winters, but it's not just about the rainfall. A wave of warm water, the first of potentially many, will also increase the sea…...
This small Florida town faced a 10-foot Hurricane Helene storm surge
1+ week, 3+ day ago (748+ words) Cedar Key faced a 10-foot storm surge when Hurricane Helene hit on September 26, 2024. It broke the record set during Hurricane Idalia the year before, a hard fact that should shape any visit to this small Gulf Coast town. This is…...
Shapes of Western Alaska bays influence local flood danger
1+ week, 2+ day ago (481+ words) hen large storms hit Western Alaska, some areas fare much worse than others. New research studying ex-Typhoon Merbok in September 2022 has found that a complex recipe of topography, tidal influences and seasonal water-level changes contribute to those differences. A University…...