The year’s highest tides, known as “king tides,” will hit California shorelines December 23 and 24 and again January 21 and 22, providing a glimpse of what to expect as sea levels rise.
Another "king tide" is rolling in at North Carolina’s Topsail Beach, where the moon, either full or new, is closest to Earth, and tides can be extreme. During a storm, officials warn that a king tide can cause extreme storm surge.
Weeks of high water following a hurricane, tropical storm and rain is putting wildlife and tree islands in danger in the Everglades wilderness, risking what state wildlife officials are calling a pending ‘catastrophe.’
