A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home

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What happened

Denny Glover was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing with buddies on the Sacramento River, but he wasn't expecting a fully grown humpback whale.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:08:16 UTC.

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  1. Sea surface temperature biases shift the North Pacific jet stream southward, study finds

  2. A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home

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