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posted by martyb on Friday June 09 2017, @03:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the coastal-areas-beware dept.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers the following advisory

Select a region below to see when you may experience higher than normal tides from June-August 2017. Depending on non-tidal conditions (wind, storms, etc.) regions may experience impacts before or after the dates mentioned here.

NOTE: Higher than normal high tides alone do not necessarily cause coastal flooding. However, higher-than-normal high tides are becoming increasingly impactful due to continued sea level rise. High tide flooding that causes a nuisance along the coast (such as flooded streets, washed out beaches) is more likely to occur during these periods depending on your location along the coast. More severe flooding may result if adverse weather--heavy rains, strong wind, or big waves--conditions are present.

Questions answered for different regions:

When will the tides be higher than normal?
Where might I expect high tide flooding?
Why will they be higher than normal?
What kind of impact might I expect along the coast?


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  • (Score: 2) by ilsa on Friday June 09 2017, @03:30PM (9 children)

    by ilsa (6082) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 09 2017, @03:30PM (#523109)

    Climate Change is raising the sea levels, and a closer moon will raise the tides. I'm curious to see how much damage the two together will cause.

    *gets popcorn*

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday June 09 2017, @03:39PM (3 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Friday June 09 2017, @03:39PM (#523115) Journal

    Corn fields flooded. Fake butter gloop more watery than acceptable. No popcorn for YOU!

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @04:47PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @04:47PM (#523146)

      Millennial here. I only use locally-sourced, organic, cruelty-free, grass-fed butter or else avocado on my popquinoa [blogspot.com], you insensitive clod!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @08:27PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @08:27PM (#523245)

        Hmm I might try that popquinoa

        • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday June 09 2017, @09:31PM

          by Gaaark (41) on Friday June 09 2017, @09:31PM (#523277) Journal

          I'm wondering how you get the butter to eat the grass!

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  • (Score: 2) by BK on Friday June 09 2017, @06:51PM (1 child)

    by BK (4868) on Friday June 09 2017, @06:51PM (#523206)

    Don't you realize that the moon is closer because of climate change. </sarcasm>

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    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday June 09 2017, @09:34PM

      by Gaaark (41) on Friday June 09 2017, @09:34PM (#523280) Journal

      Or is the climate changing BECAUSE the moon is getting closer!
      Sneaky bugger, slooooowly inching/centimetering closer and closer whenever we're not watching it.

      Revenge for all the crap we dropped on it before ignoring it completely.

      Bastard moon... i hate you....
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @08:26PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @08:26PM (#523244)

    Looks like you have fallen for the propaganda. Global warming and now the moon are just a massive coverup to hide the small singularity that has been orbiting Earth for the last 19 years.

    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday June 09 2017, @09:35PM (1 child)

      by Gaaark (41) on Friday June 09 2017, @09:35PM (#523282) Journal

      That's no singularity: that's yo momma! :)

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @11:15PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 09 2017, @11:15PM (#523317)

        My momma is pretty small but she sure can be dense!