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Sharktober- Sharks and Super El Niño
October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
We are experiencing a strong and historic El Niño in the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. A broad tongue of warm water and high sea-surface temperature (SST) anomalies across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific are hitting the coast of South and North America.
Sea surface temperatures in the central-to-eastern equatorial Pacific (Niño 3.4 region) have surged to record highs, exceeding +3.4°C to +4.0°C above average in peak areas.
We are experiencing Kelvin waves pushing warm subsurface water eastward, raising sea levels up to 1.3 feet in the eastern Pacific. Coastal flooding is eroding beaches and destroying homes without any storm activity.
NOAA models predict that the Central Coast & Bay Area will experience a 50% to 60% probability of above-normal precipitation, with totals tracking between 173% and 195% of average.
Learn about local sharks and the impacts along our coastline and the San Francisco Bay at Cal Berkeley’s Ocean Society with Shark Steward’s David McGuire.
7pm 265 McCone Hall, University of California Berkeley
Live maps and data trackers are available through the El Niño Live Map Tracker and NOAA PMEL Real-Time El Niño Measurements
