Monday, February 14, 2022

Thousands of MINI-Tsunamis Hitting the Pacific Coast of North America?

 I have noticed something very strange this year that I don't remember seeing in any other year regarding the ocean here on the northern California coast near San Francisco.

I notice this because usually (Monday through Friday) almost every day I take our blue merle Corgi to a nearby beach. And this is what is strange. In the past, rogue waves were always huge like maybe twice the size of other waves and there was one this year that almost got my corgi. But, because she was on leash and because she saw it before I did she was okay and I just got my pants wet up to my knees or hips but wasn't washed out to sea.

However, that isn't what is strange. What I just wrote about is normal every winter you just have to be watching the ocean every moment you are there to watch for these things.

NO. What is strange is extreme low tides that I don't remember seeing before. Then the ocean can be like a block out to sea but then suddenly a wave will come in 6 inches higher and then another wave will come in 6 inches higher and soon the whole ocean is several feet higher. Now, this is really really strange. So, I'm wondering what is generating these new mini-tsunami kinds of waves off the ocean?

So, when I heard Vancouver Island in Canada experienced a 54 foot rogue wave I wasn't really surprised at all because really strange things are going on with the ocean. The old fashioned rogue waves are always caused by storms usually to the north of us coming down from Alaska. BUT, what is causing all this other strangeness I have never seen before in my life?

I usually don't go to the beaches on Weekends simply because there are too many tourists and I don't want to be exposed to Omicron by all the tourists. But, during the week it is manageable to go to the beaches every day no matter the temperature and often I kick off my crocs (waterproof shoes) and go barefoot into the surf up to my ankles or higher if it is warm enough and I'm wearing Bermuda shorts year around. But, this far north the water is almost always below 60 degrees year around and about 54 to 57 degrees this time of year on average. But, if it's a sunny day I usually will go barefoot if I can stay warm enough along the sand. On weekends I go into the redwood, pine and oak forests where there are bracken ferns as well along the northern Coasts on trails with our corgi. This is why it is good for your health to own a dog. They need the exercise every day for 1/2 hour or an hour and you do too. So, this lengthens your life because walking is usually the best overall exercise for the human body and on the beaches and forests the air is always fresh off 6000 miles of the Pacific ocean (unless there are forest fires nearby in the summers (or lately any time of year it's dry enough and windy enough for a fire).

No comments: