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‘Freight train’ of record-warm Pacific water could supercharge mega El Niño

Marine heatwave, “The Blob,” returns ahead of potential Super El Niño event.

See how this 9,000-mile freight train of warm water may fuel a super El Niño

The key to the intensity of a coming El Niño lies hundreds of feet down in the Pacific Ocean. That’s where a freight train of record-warm water is chugging along. This train, called a Kelvin wave, is ...
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Ocean views, border crossings, and coastal towns: The Cascades train delivers

There are only three international routes operated by Amtrak, and the Cascades service from Vancouver to Seattle is one of ...
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The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific

A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching about 5,000 miles from the water around Japan to the West Coast of the United States. The ...