Often between 6-8 times a year, the new or full moon coincides closely in time with the perigee of the moon — the point when the moon is closest to the Earth. These occurrences are often called ...

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 ...

Coast-side Southern Californians can expect the return of perigean spring tides — more commonly known as king tides — on Thursday. These exceptionally high tides occur when he sun, moon and earth ...

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 ...

These special tides are forecast to impact the coast from January 18th through the 26th and are a result of the sun, earth, and moon all being in alignment with each other. During a new moon, the moon ...

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 ...

“Sunny day flooding,” which occurs during high tides, increases the levels of fecal bacteria in coastal waters, a new study shows. While the elevated bacteria levels in the coastal waters tend to ...

A new study finds that "sunny day flooding," which occurs during high tides, increases the levels of fecal bacteria in coastal waters. While the elevated bacteria levels in the coastal waters tend to ...