OLYMPIA, Wash. — Experts say although Tuesday's king tide flooding was made worse by low pressure, these conditions could become more common as sea levels rise. The king tide, plus a low-pressure ...

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 ...

Mega high tides known as king tides are hitting beaches Feb. 9, giving a glimpse at what future sea level rise could mean for coastal towns and shorelines across California. The California King Tides ...

Coastal flooding has increased dramatically in recent decades. Unlike increased drought, which tends to be easier to imagine, it is difficult to understand how future sea level rise will affect our ...

No audio available for this content. A panorama from the GNSS tide gauge at Onsala Space Observatory. When satellites pass over the sky, the GNSS tide gauge uses signals direct from the satellite and ...

Last month, coastlines saw extreme high and low tides known as king tides, which are caused by a chance alignment of the moon, Earth, and the sun. Now the tides are back. Depending on geography and ...

The saltwater burbled up — across roads and yards and parks, out of street drains and over the top of crumbling seawalls — a seeping nuisance that every year becomes more of a threat for waterfront ...