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Is climate change amplifying wave size on the Central Coast? UCSB oceanographer weighs in

Shell Beach in San Luis Obispo County.
Photo by Amanda Wernik.
Shell Beach in San Luis Obispo County.

Rising temperatures and melting glaciers are causing sea levels to go up, and that's cranking up the power and size of ocean waves along California's coast.

KCBX’s Amanda Wernik spoke with Oceanographer and Professor at the UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute Libe Washburn about how climate change is affecting waves here on the Central Coast.

KCBX Reporter Amanda Wernik graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a BS in Journalism. Amanda completed a data fellowship with the USC Center for Health Journalism in 2023 and is set to begin law school in fall 2025.
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