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King tides are back. Here’s what they’re telling usTwice a year, when the earth is closest to the sun, while the moon is also closest to the earth, we get the highest high tide ...
Why do the biggest tides happen when the moon is full? And why is it that sometimes, in some places, there is only one high tide (and one low tide) in a day instead of two? Find out here.
The size of the high and low tides change over the month. During a full moon or a new moon the difference between the high and low tide is at its greatest. This is because when the Earth ...
King tides have returned to the San Diego coast. But are they really as royal as their name implies?
The term “king tides” describes very high tides, but scientists really call them perigean spring tides. They occur when new and full moons — when the sun, Earth and moon are all in a line ...
King tides are often 1 to 2 feet higher than average tides. But global warming, extreme weather and rising sea levels have ...
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