This holiday season, some of the year’s highest tides will hit California shorelines, providing a glimpse of what the state can expect as sea levels rise, according to the California King Tides Project.
Ultra-high, or “king tides,” will occur Dec. 21—23, Jan. 19—21 and Feb. 17—19. The California King Tides Project, commemorating five seasons of outreach on sea-level rise, encourages the public to view and photograph ultra-high tides and add to a growing collection at flickr.com/groups/cakingtides .
Project organizers aim to help the public envision how California may be affected by sea-level rise and underscore the importance of taking proactive steps to prepare for sea-level rise. The National Academy of Sciences projects one foot of sea-level rise by 2050.
“The extremes that Californians have experienced this year with the drought and storm events show just how vulnerable we are to changes in our climate and weather,” said Sara Aminzadeh, executive director at the California Coastkeeper Alliance, a California King Tides Project organizer. “The king tides events similarly illustrate how sea level rise and shoreline change will impact our communities and ecosystems.”
For more information about the timing of high tide events, visit california.kingtides.net/plan .
Engage on social media at facebook.com/californiakingtides or twitter.com/@CA_king_tides (#kingtides).
Source: CA King Tides Project
