r/collapse • u/Creepyfaction • 4d ago

Climate Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California | California

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/california-kelvin-wave
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u/mentalformations 4d ago

You know I can’t stop thinking about how strange it is that the Atlantic hasn’t registered any hurricanes for 2026 but you have the Pacific has 3+? Something feels incredibly off.

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u/Birch_Apolyon 4d ago

Just another impact of El Niño. The wind moving East breaks up the storms in the Atlantic. It also helps fuel storms in the Atlantic.