When the sun and moon are in a straight line, it produces a combined tidal effect called a spring tide, more commonly known ...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - The WMBF First Alert Weather team gave you the First Alert to Spring Tides this week, which could cause some minor flooding for parts of the Grand Strand. But what makes ...
These high tides, sometimes called king tides, occur during full moons a few times a year in the fall on the East Coast. But these seasonal high tides cause flooding more often in some locations as ...
Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island will see some of this year’s highest tides, 2 to 4 feet above normal, under a waning ...
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 ...
Why do king tides cause flooding in low-lying coastal areas? What to know about the higher-than usual tides on the Grand ...
Higher than normal tides typically occur during a new or full moon when the moon is at its closest position to Earth. Florida beaches just can't catch a break. First it was the indirect impacts from ...