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Uploaded: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7:56 AM
Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 7:46 AM
'King tides' hitting coast, shoreline today, offering amateur photographers special viewing opportunities
Ocean specialist says tides especially high, gives Web site for updated locations
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The Bay Area can expect higher tides than usual along the coast, giving local photographers a chance to capture scenes that may be a wave of the future.
With the arrival of the "King Tides" -- known for being the highest tides of the year -- an initiative is in place to show residents what the shoreline will be like in the future.
People are asked to take photos of the high tides in their communities to build an archive of images on how the shoreline is constantly changing, said Heidi Nutters of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The initiative began in 2010 as a pilot project in the Bay Area and has escalated into a statewide effort, Nutters said.
Since its inception, California King Tides Initiative has logged more than 500 photos, which can be viewed at www.flickr.com/groups/cakingtides.
"One of the important things to think about is that (today's) high tide of the year could become a daily occurrence," Nutters said.
Sea level is expected to rise about one foot by 2050, and up to five feet by 2100 along the California coast, Nutters said.
Nutters said the high tides will range in levels from a couple inches higher to several feet depending on a number of variables.
The highest estimated tide level during the initiative is 10.5 feet, at Coyote Creek in San Jose, according to the California King Tides Initiative website.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated the dates for the shorelines to be at its highest.
Other dates of the initiative throughout the winter include Jan. 9 to 11 and Feb. 7 to 9. One part of the initiative already took place Nov. 13
to 15.
To locate where and when tides will be the highest, visit www.californiakingtides.org/when.— Bay City News Service Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Snazzy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 9:45 am Maybe the sea-level will eventually rise enough to submerge San Francisco and Oakland. Mother Nature has a way of dealing with decay.
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Posted by marty, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 10:42 am Snazzy, it can't happen soon enough. Just think of all those poor people that paid big bucks for oceanfront property...wonder how long it will be before they are looking for their FEMA checks.
This is what happens when you build too close to the ocean or bring in fill dirt to cover what were once tidal areas. You can't fool mother nature......
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Posted by Hank, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood, on Dec 13, 2012 at 11:31 am Yeah, and I can't wait to get a load of all the Island people around the world who were stupid enough to settle on an Island, or the people in Venice, or the people in New Jersey, or New York, or New Orleans, or Florida. They're all so stupid. And the really stupid ones are all the scientists who are ranting about global warming, an increase in storm intensity, and the rising of oceans. What a laugh! All people like me and Snazzy and marty can do is laugh at their misery. Ha-ha-ha.
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Posted by Citizen, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 14, 2012 at 11:32 am The sky is falling, the sky is falling!! What earthquake?
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Posted by Teddy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Dec 14, 2012 at 8:21 pm Is it true that they are calling the tides 'Queen tides' in S.F?
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