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As king tides roll into California's coast, surfers and photographers are ready
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Jan 11, 2013
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As king tides roll into California's coast, surfers and photographers are ready
Along California's coast today, the highest tides of the winter season will batter the shore for the third day in a row.
At Mother's Beach on January 10, high tide extended well past the lifeguard station.
At Mother's Beach on January 10, high tide extended well past the lifeguard station.
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King tides are winter's highest along California's coast and other places like Australia and Tuvalu. They're naturally occurring, but they give a good visual clue toward a phenomenon people have accelerated: sea level rise.
King tides are winter's highest along California's coast and other places like Australia and Tuvalu. They're naturally occurring, but they give a good visual clue toward a phenomenon people have accelerated: sea level rise.
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LA Waterkeeper
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Along California's coast today, the highest tides of the winter season will batter the shore for the third day in a row.

Along California's coast today, the highest tides of the winter season will batter the shore for the third day in a row.

They're called king tides. In this state, as along other coastal areas, environmental groups are asking amateur photographers to go out and document them. It's part of an international effort to help the public visualize how a warming climate will affect the ocean.