- So-called "king tides" occur a few times a year when the alignment and orbit of the Earth, sun, and moon combine to create exceptionally high water levels.
- A network of volunteer photographers is capturing pictures of the "king tides" in an effort to help scientists, city planners, and policymakers to study and prepare for the effects of climate change.
- The King Tide Project, which was first created in 2009, can show where flooding might occur and where it is safe to build new housing.
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A few times every year, a network of volunteer photographers try to capture so-called "king tides", which affect several coastal communities around the world.
The group's aim is to document how high the waterline gets and where the water goes so that the images can be used by scientists, city planners, and policymakers to study and prepare for the effects of climate change.
The photos reveal where flooding can occur on specific roads as well as where it is safe to build new housing.
"King tides", which is a non-scientific term that is used to describe exceptionally high tides of water, occur when the orbit and alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun combine.
Here are some pictures taken by some volunteer photographers that show the scary effects of climate change.