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Tag: Tradewinds

Hōlei Sea Arch formed by wave action and coastal erosion in Hawai'I Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Photo courtesy of NPS.gov

Scientists Quantify How Wave Power Drives Coastal Erosion

  • Coastal News
  • Environment
4/5/2020 - By Jennifer Chu. Over millions of years, Hawaiian volcanoes have formed a chain of volcanic islands stretching across the Northern Pacific, where ocean waves from every direction, stirred up by distant storms or carried in on tradewinds, have battered and shaped the islands’ coastlines to varying degrees. Now researchers at… SEE MORE
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