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  "id": 11758181,
  "title": "What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/what-to-know-about-the-kelvin-wave-raising-the-sea-level-along-the-11758181",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-03T19:45:08.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/what-to-know-about-the-kelvin-wave-raising-the-sea-level-along-the-west-coast"
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  "summary": "Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Sea levels to rise in California as a coastal wave surges up the West Coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/sea-levels-to-rise-in-california-as-a-coastal-wave-surges-up-the-west",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/what-to-know-about-the-kelvin-wave-raising-the-sea-level-along-the-11760528",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:44:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Science",
        "title": "What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/what-to-know-about-the-kelvin-wave-raising-the-sea-level-along-the",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:45:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}