A massive underwater wave linked to El Niño is moving north along the California coast, raising ocean levels and potentially ...

Kelvin waves are slow-moving pulses of water that travel beneath the ocean's surface, creating broad peaks and valleys.

A NOAA oceanographer explains Kelvin waves, their part in El Niño events, and their impacts along the U.S. West Coast.

Multiple Kelvin waves can develop during one El Niño, sending pulses of warm water eastward and helping fuel ocean warming.

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Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined. The new study, published in Nature today, reveals that under specific conditions, where ...

Scientists at the University of Miami's Alfred C. Glassell Jr. SUrge‐STructure‐Atmosphere INteraction (SUSTAIN) laboratory conducted a first-of-its-kind study into how waves form and increase in windy ...

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On October 6, 2026, Wave and Conservation Nation convened over 300 ocean leaders, scientists, innovators, conservationists ...

Sound waves traveling thousands of kilometers through the ocean may help scientists monitor climate change. As greenhouse gas emissions warm the planet, the ocean is absorbing vast amounts of that ...