When the moon is closest to Earth and there’s a new or full moon, the sun, moon and Earth line up, causing an extra-strong pull to create an extra-high tide. King tides are two to four feet higher ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. King tides return to Southern California coastlines Thursday and Friday, reaching 1 to 2 feet higher than normal ...

The highest tides of the year, the king tides or, as they are colloquially referred to, “wicked high tides,” washed up on New England’s shores Thursday afternoon, flooding Long Wharf in Boston and ...

A massive ecological phenomenon has been building across the Atlantic for more than a decade: the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a free-floating seaweed bloom that now stretches thousands of miles ...

A new moon draws the highest tide of the month, but this week's timing could make Hurricane Erin's impact worse. Here's when and what to know about the August new moon. Hurricane Erin has maximum ...

From Corpus Christi to Cape Cod, high tides are forecast to be higher than normal through midweek in scattered locations along the coast, thanks to the full moon that brings in some of the highest ...

The king tides happening across Southern California later this week are a chance to see the power of the ocean — and sometimes how damaging it can be when high tides reach structures, roads and homes ...