King tides are the highest tides of the year, but scientists have a different name for them: perigean spring tides. The name doesn’t refer to the season of the year — along the California coast, the ...

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Red tides are a type of harmful algal bloom, and they occur worldwide. There are over 300 species of red tide, and within the United States, these blooms appear in three main coastal areas, although ...

Feeling like beachcombing and peeping out some octopuses, sea stars, or crabs? The next few afternoons will have some of the lowest tides of the year. These temporarily receding waters open us ...