One very surprising reason Bay Area tide charts were way off during recent floods

One reason that tide predictions were off: sea level rise. The tide charts used by sailors, city planners, surfers and ...

California braces for extreme King Tides and coastal flooding

King Tides and a Pacific storm could bring flooding to California’s coast. Here’s what to know, safety tips, and how to join ...
Los Angeles Times

King tides are arriving in California. Here’s what they can tell us about rising sea levels

King tides are the highest tides of the year, but scientists have a different name for them: perigean spring tides. The name doesn’t refer to the season of the year — along the California coast, the ...
KTVU FOX 2 on MSN

King Tides return to Bay Area: What are they?

This week, the sun, earth, and moon are aligned – all leading to a bulked-up gravitational pull that leads to extreme tide ...

California King Tides return, when and how to see them safely

California is a magical place in the winter, the monarchs return to the state to overwinter, Santa Claus arrives on a ...
The Boston Globe

The tide is ‘wicked high.’ It’s a glimpse into Boston’s future if climate change continues to worsen.

High tide across Boston’s waterfront reached about 12 feet high relative to low tide on Thursday and Friday afternoons, a phenomenon that — for now — can only occur a few times a year when the planets ...
The Salinas Californian

Let's go tide pooling: King Tides happening this weekend on California’s Central Coast

Observe a unique coastal phenomena that only happens during the winter this weekend. King Tides, extremely high and low tides occur when a full or new moon is closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit, ...