A U.C. San Diego oceanographer used 90 years of seismic data in new research finding that California winter wave heights may be increasing amid a changing climate.
In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, U.C. San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography's researcher emeritus Peter Bromirski used 90 years of seismic data to infer wave heights, revealing that the average heights of winter waves along the Golden State's coast has increased as the planet has warmed.
Notably, buoys that directly measure wave heights along the California coast have only been collected since around 1980. Between 1996 and 2016, there were about twice as many storm events that produced waves greater than 13 feet high along the California coast, compared with the years 1949 to 1969. Redondo Beach, CA - Trent Zimmerman, 15, bottom left of frame, looks up from playing in the low tide water inside the harbor, as giant wavers crash and spray over the breakwall of Redondo Beach, California, in the wake of a storm that cleared the south bay community of Los Angeles County, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
"Waves ride on top of the sea level, which is rising due to climate change," the oceanographer said."When sea levels are elevated even further during storms, more wave energy can potentially reach vulnerable sea cliffs, flood low-lying regions, or damage coastal infrastructure."
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