'King tides' globally show risks of climate change: Photos

Scientists, nature lovers, and amateurs are filming moments in ir cameras to document effects of extreme high tides on shorelines from United States to New Zealand. y are helping to better predict rising sea levels which pose a threat to coastal communities around world. A team of volunteer photographers around globe captured king tides to identify how high waterline gets and where water goes. y n uplo pictures which is furr used by scientists, policymakers and even city planners for studies and preparation for effects of climate change. 

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Team uses crowdsourcing to gar ims

photos reveal where flooding takes place on specific areas and provide hints if it is safe to construct housing in close proximity to those areas.  Skip Stiles, executive director of Wetlands Watch, said that king tides offers a look at where water will be in about 2050, about a foot to a foot and half (30 to 46 centimeters) above rmal water levels. effort of group has w expanded into a smartphone app that uses crowdsourcing to gar ims and pinpoint flooding. first of se King Tide Projects which involved public began in 2009 in Australia.

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Idea spreing rapidly in coastal states

Grually, idea has w spre to over a dozen coastal states in U.S., British Columbia, New Zealand, Mauritius and beyond. King Tides occurs about twice a year in coastal areas worldwide when sun and moon align resulting in a gravitational pull that produces rmal tides. se high tides came into focus in January with one taking place at Oregon on same day as a major winter storm, creating 15 to 20-foot (4.6 to 6.1 meter) waves. scientists are preparing to document this winter's final king tide scheduled February 8-10 off US West Coast followed by one in New Zealand on February 12. 

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