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 ...

If you've ever scanned a robust surf and said with confidence, "It must be time for the King Tides," then you likely know that observing something rather special. Stream Los Angeles News for free, ...

What causes the ocean to swell? It's not just the Moon that has a gravitational pull on spring tides. The Earth’s gravitational force pulls the waves down, thus resulting in high and low tides. A ...

Seasonal king tides are forecast to bring coastal flooding to the Bay Area from Dec. 31 to Jan. 4. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory from 5 a.m. Wednesday to 2 p.m.

As a strengthening Hurricane Dorian heads for a likely landfall along the Florida coast, the storm may coincide with a twice-a-year phenomenon that could lead to even more destruction than a Category ...

High tide across Boston’s waterfront reached about 12 feet high relative to low tide on Thursday and Friday afternoons, a phenomenon that — for now — can only occur a few times a year when the planets ...

SEATTLE — Western Washington fell victim to a double whammy of a king tide and heavy rainfall Tuesday morning, which led to lowland flooding from Anacortes to Olympia. So, what are king tides? King ...

As a strengthening Hurricane Idalia heads for landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast, forecasters are warning of a “catastrophic storm surge expected in Big Bend region of Florida due to storm surge.” ...