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A massive underwater wave is raising sea levels along the West Coast

A massive deep-ocean wave is raising sea levels along the West Coast. It’s called a Kelvin wave, and it’s driven by El Niño.

KQED’s Ezra David Romero reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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