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Oct 1, 2026

A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble

The New York Times
“It’s one of the first, if not the first indication that El Niño is here,” said Dillon Amaya, an assistant professor in the department of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University.

Oct 1, 2026

Editorial: Sediment dynamics and geohazards in estuaries and deltas–volume II

Frontiers in Earth Science
MEAS-affiliated author: Paul Liu
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Sep 30, 2026

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Blue Economy Innovation Director Chris Osburn explores challenges, opportunities and adaptation strategies for Carteret County residents looking to sustain their relationship with water in the face of an uncertain future.

Sep 30, 2026

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Sep 29, 2026

Marine subsidization of dinosaurian ecosystems

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
MEAS-affiliated author: Ethan Hyland

Sep 29, 2026

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Environmental Research Letters
MEAS-affiliated author: Xiangdong Zhang
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Sep 25, 2026

Oceanographer Davis Wins Weber Award From American Geophysical Union

Davis studies the long-term effects of global climate on oceanographic environments.

Sep 24, 2026

Elevated B-vitamins within a temperate estuary: Strong spatiotemporal dynamics and links to microbial plankton communities

Limnology and Oceanography
MEAS-affiliated author: Ryan Paerl

Sep 18, 2026

Kelvin Wave expected to raise sea levels along San Diego coast

CBS 8 News
“As that elevated sea state in the far western part of the Pacific is allowed to slosh back to the eastern Pacific, that energy continues until it hits the South American coastline,” said Dillon Amaya, an associate professor at North Carolina State University who studies the phenomenon.

Sep 17, 2026

El Niño-driven Kelvin wave could raise Bay Area sea levels by up to 1 foot, scientists say

ABC7 Eyewitness News
Scientists say a Kelvin wave is expected to arrive along the California coast by October. "It's a bulging of the nearest 20 to 30 kilometers of the ocean that propagates up the coastline," said Dillon Amaya, an assistant professor of marine science at North Carolina State University.