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Water temperature, marine heatwaves, upwelling, sea level, oxygen and pH: the ocean around the bays and how it is changing.
Southern California coastal water had its second-warmest September since 1981, September sea level from San Francisco south topped 1997 (uncorrected for air pressure), and heatwaves off Morro and Tomales were still going on October 20th. It also covers the Kelvin wave and Vibrio.
The central equatorial Pacific is warmer for the time of year than in any year since 1950 on NOAA's current index, while the North Pacific runs cool. The first post in our El Niño series covers what we measured, what past events can tell growers, and what they can't.