El Niño's worst case scenario for California coast: High tides, record heat and big storms
- Posted on November 2, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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El Niño's worst case scenario for California coast: High tides, record heat and big storms
The extensive coastal flooding that swamped Los Angeles and Orange counties recently was influenced by an El Niño-powered global-scale phenomenon known as a Kelvin wave, scientists confirmed.
