King Tides return to Seattle this weekend

SEATTLE — It’s that time of year again, and likely you’ve been hearing about the impending King Tides.

Many might even recall seeing a video from the South Park neighborhood of Seattle back in 2022, when the King Tides coincided with a strong weather system, pushing the tides even higher. That caused serious damage.

A ‘King Tide’ is not a scientific term, but one used to describe the exceptionally high tides caused by the cycle of gravitational pull of the moon on oceans around the world. They typically happen when the moon is new or full, or seasonally…

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