International Business Times: Starting Monday, Californians can expect high tides to reach higher than normal. The arrival of the West Coasts annual king tides, a twice-yearly phenomenon that brings occasional flooding, signals the alignment of the sun and moon, which creates maximum pull on the Earths oceans.
From Dec. 30 until about Jan. 2, Californias high tides will peak at an estimated 7.1 feet above average low tide, a National Weather Service representative told KPCC Radio. Thats about 1.5 feet higher than Los...