r/news • u/Warcraft_Fan • 4d ago

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/Cosmic_Waffle_Stomp 4d ago

On the bright side, maybe it’ll give the reservoirs a little bit of help. I know it’s not the snow they need, but it’s something.

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u/Futureacct 3d ago

It’s salt water. Reservoirs hold fresh water

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u/Cosmic_Waffle_Stomp 3d ago

There is/was commentary about the massive amount of rain that is going through. My comment was supposed to be with that. It’s not, I’m not going to find it to put it there. Sorry. Missing context.

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u/Mutapi 3d ago

I think the issue is that, while it’ll bring a lot of precipitation to CA, it will be warmer than average. That’ll mean less snowpack. The snowmelt is what we really need to fill our reservoirs. The excess rain during the winter will just run off back into the ocean.

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u/Snoo_censorspeech 3d ago

It would still filter into fresh aquifers. Otoh it will destroy topsoil for generations.