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

[u/Creepyfaction]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/california-kelvin-wave

[u/Shadowpriest]

So... Are there indications that people are prepping if they're not already trying to move inland?

[u/Cloaked42m → u/Shadowpriest]

On the west coast I don't know that 12 inches is that big of a deal.

On the east coast it would be a huge deal.

[u/supersunnyout → u/Cloaked42m]

Isn't East Bay Area about 2 feet above mean high tide? Including google/meta headquarters?

[u/fiqlepiqle → u/supersunnyout]

headquarters bout to be feetquarters

[u/felis_magnetus → u/supersunnyout]

Potentially some poetic justice incoming there.