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Rachel Moves in as ‘Unprecedented’ Conditions Bring SoCal Coastal Flooding

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Nov 1, 2026

Volumetric Change Detection with SfM Photogrammetry from Rapid-Response Aerial Imagery After Hurricane Helene

Remote Sensing
MEAS-affiliated authors: William Reckling, Helena Mitasova

Oct 30, 2026

Behavior of lithium during soil formation: lithium signatures in soil minerals derived from Li–pegmatites

Geoderma
MEAS-affiliated author: Russell Harmon

Oct 24, 2026

Distributions of Short-Duration High-Intensity Precipitation Events in the United States Under Intermediate and Pessimistic Climate Change Scenarios

Geophysical Research Letters
MEAS-affiliated author: Allison Michaelis

Oct 21, 2026

HTAP3-OPNS: ozone, PM, nitrogen and sulphur deposition – multi-model experiments to support the revision of the CLRTAP Gothenburg Protocol

Geoscientific model development
MEAS-affiliated authors: Elisa Bergas-Masso, Douglas Hamilton

Oct 20, 2026

Barrage of Kelvin waves to cause trouble on West Coast

USA Today
"The most recent Kelvin wave seems to have largely run its course," said North Carolina State University scientist Dillon Amaya, who said the wave made it as far north as San Francisco, but much of its energy has weakened.

Oct 20, 2026

A Kelvin Wave Raised Sea Levels on the West Coast. More Are Coming.

NPR
These are not the massive, highly visible waves that crash into shorelines during major storms and hurricanes. “It’s not a wall of water, it’s not a tsunami, it’s not a wave you can surf,” says Dillon Amaya, an assistant professor of atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University. “It’s a planetary-scale wave.”

Oct 16, 2026

Urban Air Quality Trends and Meteorological Influences Across Five Global Megacities, 2018–2023

Atmosphere
MEAS-affiliated authors: Ibrahim Alsafari, Viney Aneja

Oct 15, 2026

Six Things Scientists Say You Need to Know About El Niño

CNN
“A Kelvin wave is not a tsunami or a wall of water,” said Dillon Amaya of North Carolina State University, who has been closely following Kelvin waves’ progress into California during this El Niño.

Oct 13, 2026

A Perfect Storm: Waves and Tides Could Flood Bay Area Shorelines This Week

KQED
Dillon Amaya, a professor at North Carolina State University studying how climate change affects U.S. coastal waters, said warmer ocean-driven sea level rise, Kelvin waves, and surge from tropical cyclone Rachel are driving flooding in Southern California — and could foreshadow similar conditions elsewhere in the state this winter.

Oct 12, 2026

Rachel Moves in as ‘Unprecedented’ Conditions Bring SoCal Coastal Flooding

Los Angeles Times
This Kelvin wave could keep sea levels elevated for months before its effects fade. And there’s already another Kelvin wave that he’s monitoring that’s coming up the coast of Mexico, said Dillon Amaya, an expert on Kelvin waves and an assistant professor at North Carolina State University’s Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. It’s at least a few weeks away from Southern California.