A full moon occurs when the Earth, moon and sun are near alignment, with the Earth being located between the moon and sun. This alignment causes an increase in the gravitational pull called spring ...

From Nov. 15-17, the next King Tide event will return to the Bay Area. advertisement. ... are naturally occurring and predictable events revolving around the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth.

Tis the season for "king tides" ... month because the sun and moon are in alignment, ... minor change in the distance from the sun.) Another trick -- the Earth's orbit speed is slightly faster ...

What are king tides and will they get worse with climate change? What are king tides and will ... Earth, the sun and the moon align twice each lunar month, which averages about 29.5 days.

SANTA CRUZ — Twice a year, during the constant dizzying dance of the sun, moon and Earth, the stellar bodies align in such a way that the ocean’s waters are pushed and pulled into and away ...

A new or full moon occurs when the sun, earth and moon are in near alignment. The tides this alignment creates are slightly higher than average tides and are called the “perigean spring tides.” ...

Larger tidal events — king tides — occur when these spring tides occur at the same time as a perigee, or when the moon is in its closest position to Earth. This only happens about three or ...

As a strengthening Hurricane Idalia heads for landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast, forecasters are warning of a “catastrophic storm surge expected in Big Bend region of Florida due to storm ...