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El Niño's record-hot ocean waters drive Southern California coastal flooding
Original: El Niño’s record-hot ocean waters driving coastal flooding in Southern California
El Niño is pushing ocean temperatures to record highs, and those warmer waters are driving coastal flooding across Southern California. Rising sea levels and intensified storms linked to the warm ocean pattern are pushing water onto shorelines and low-lying coastal communities, prompting warnings from officials and renewing concern about the local effects of a warming climate.
Why now: Record ocean temperatures and flooding are directly affecting Southern California coastal communities right now
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- El Niño’s record-hot ocean waters driving coastal flooding in Southern California · Los Angeles Times
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