Why do king tides cause flooding in low-lying coastal areas? What to know about the higher-than usual tides on the Grand ...

Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island will see some of this year’s highest tides, 2 to 4 feet above normal, under a waning ...

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 ...

And because the moon is closer, these tides are stronger-the more scientific term is perigean spring tide. That is what produced this week's king tide in Galveston. A 2024 report by the National ...

The annual creep of the king tide could keep coastal streets wet through Oct. 10 even as the month's full harvest moon loosens its grip on Earth.

Residents in Fort Lauderdale’s Victoria Park neighborhood woke up to paralyzing floods mainly caused by king tides.