Hawaii waves swamp homes, weddings during 'historic' swell

The large waves came from a combination of a strong south swell that peaked Saturday evening, particularly high tides and rising sea levels associated with climate change.

Towering waves on Hawaii's south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend.

Sara Ackerman, an author who grew up in Hawaii and attended the wedding, filmed the waves as they barreled ashore. "We had the ceremony and it was beautiful, having all the spray," she said."The ocean was really wild. So it was great for the photos." "The most direct type of impact that we can use with climate change is the sea level rise. Any time you add just even small amounts of water, you raise that sea level just a little bit," he said."And now those impacts will be exacerbated whenever we have a large storm event or a ... high, high tide."

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