Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twice a year, due to planetary alignment, the oceans experience more extreme tides than usual, known as king tides. However, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California’s coastline is bracing for some of the highest tides in decades as King Tides roll in through Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

Sometimes Mother Nature offers tantalizing insights into mystery worlds we seldom see. Such is the case when the Earth, sun and moon align to briefly create dramatic tidal swings that fluctuate ...

"King tides" and heavy rain combined for a "perfect storm" along the North Carolina coast this week, leaving some beach towns flooded. On Tuesday night, Southport experienced severe flash flooding ...

Big surf and high tides have the potential to cause flooding, the National Weather Service warned on Thursday, Nov. 6. The “Coastal Hazard Message” warning goes through late Friday night, with a ...

Ripening Palm Fruit, Hanging In Great Clusters on California’s native fan palms (Washingtonia filifera), can be seen (and tasted) this month. The black, pea-sized fruit consists of a deliciously sweet ...

King tides make for weird sessions. With the water level swinging about 8-feet throughout the day, you’re either surfing during an abnormal high, an astonishing low, or a rapidly rising/dropping tide ...

Powerful cyclones can push seawater miles inland, threatening densely populated communities and critical infrastructure built ...