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 ...

They roll in and roll out. They're one of the Earth's steadiest forces, moving water from the ocean onto the land and then taking it back. Ocean tides are one of the oldest fields of scientific ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — This weekend, the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth is set to bring king tides back to the Oregon coast, resulting in an extra-strong gravitational pull on the oceans. This ...

If you soak in the sun from the same spot on the beach all day, you might notice the water retreating from you or inching closer. This is the tide changing throughout the day, and it’s all possible ...

Sitting by the beach and listening to the tide come in is one of my favorite things to do. But if you stop and think about what causes the tide and how our world is so connected, it’s fascinating.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - While spending time at the beach, you’ve probably heard the phrase high tide or low tide, and how those change with time each day. Even though the change in tides takes time, ...

King tide is a non-scientific term for an exceptionally high tide. They’re also sometimes referred to as perigean spring tides. The water level of a king tide will be significantly higher than other ...

King tides can result in nuisance flooding with water backing up into streets during high tides. The semi-annual king tides are coming up on the last weekend in October. High tides will reach nearly ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve been to any of Staten Island’s beaches lately, you may have noticed that low tide has been really low. Like, really low. To the point where it almost appears you can ...