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King tides return to Western Washington

by KING 5 News

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Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM

SEATTLE – Washington state’s unusually high tides, often called king tides, are under way and will continue for about the next month.

The tides occur when the sun and moon’s gravitational pull reinforce one another. The Washington state Department of Ecology says the tides “offer a glimpse of how rising sea levels from global climate change could affect the state’s coastal areas.”

The dates of the king tides vary depending on your location:

Puget Sound: Dec. 27-29 and Jan. 13-17

Strait of Juan de Fuca: Dec. 21-25 and Jan. 18-22

Washington’s outer coast: Dec. 21-26 and Jan. 19-24

DOE has put together this interactive map of the dates and times.

If you have pictures of the king tides, post them in Your News or send them to us on our Facebook page or via Twitter @king5seattle.
 

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gablestout said on December 27, 2011 at 3:46 PM

EVERYBODY RUN TO GROUND ABOVE 14 FEET ASL BEFORE WE'RE ALL SWEPT AWAY!

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ti3ber said on December 23, 2011 at 1:27 AM

Save us Al Gore!!!

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skok_cush said on December 22, 2011 at 5:44 PM

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Havent we been in "Climate Change" since the beginning of Time?. . . and havent we been in "Global Warming" for the past 13,000 years or whatever?. . . . . . . .To the Story, King tides are cool, i track them as a few of my friends have Waterfront property and its fascinating to see How much CLoser the water comes each time.

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WaterGirl said on December 22, 2011 at 5:25 PM

Read the article a little closer. It never said that the King tide was due to Global warming. Just that it may show us what it COULD be like.

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invalid said on December 22, 2011 at 5:02 PM

In KING's defense, it was the Department of Ecology that brought global warming into it. Of course, we don't know who asked for their opinion....

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cedardog said on December 22, 2011 at 1:59 PM

If you check a tide book this years tides are 2 to 2.5 feet lower then in the past. Really these are just normal high tides.

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tabithastevens said on December 22, 2011 at 1:28 PM

King 5 biased? Say it ain't so!

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attendancelady said on December 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM

"iamhim" - I agree with you. KING 5 - you need to get your facts straight and quit with the "scare-tactics" of Global Warming. Your BIAS is showing again.

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stryker said on December 22, 2011 at 12:43 PM

Global Warming.... ARGH........ (hands on head running around in panic) lol. King tide.. oooo, shows us your water pictures... lol King Crab is more like it

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iamhim said on December 22, 2011 at 12:08 PM

A "King Tide" is the result of there being a spring tide (which occurs during any season, not just spring, during new moons and full moons--when the moon and the sun are lined up) during the period when the earth is closest to sun (the middle of winter for us here). With that information, there is two points that need to be brought up about this article. 1) This is not unique to Washington, but happens all over the world. 2) This has nothing to do with global warming. While there has been a measurable increase in sea level (by both tide gauges and satellite measurements), King Tides would happen even if sea level was falling, and bringing up global warming in an article like this does nothing but give ammo to people who steadfastly deny any sort of warming is happening.

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