In this afternoon's newscast:
Vote early rallies
Across the Monterey Bay region, at least 10 “No Kings—Vote Early” events will take place tomorrow.
Indivisible Pajaro Valley’s Olivia Millard says the message is different from earlier protests condemning corruption and abuses of power.
"It's very much all about voting," she said, "and making sure that really everyone who is eligible to vote is able to vote and does so without fear."
In Watsonville, Millard says that means encouraging first-time voters to overcome anxiety about the length of the Nov. 3 ballot. Just vote on the things you care about, she says.
Santa Cruz, Salinas and Monterey are among the other cities hosting events. But they stretch from the Santa Cruz Mountains to Big Sur and inland to Hollister.
Kelvin waves plus winter storms
Local sea levels have risen recently.
Michael Beck, director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz, says weakening trade winds at the equator are to blame. Winds that would normally push water towards Indonesia have shifted, instead bringing a bulge of warm water—called a Kelvin wave—to the West Coast.
Beck says the current wave is dissipating, but future waves coupled with storms could cause flooding.
"We're working with a variety of municipalities, using some of our tools to help understand what we can be doing to better prepare for and adapt to these changes now," he said.
Another Kelvin wave is predicted to hit in a few weeks, and one more might be behind that.
