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Time for the annual Seattle Times "rising sea levels" article with king tide photo essay.
The Seattle Times Climate Lab has to stay busy, after all!
But seriously, sea levels are rising, and if an extra inch on a king tide puts water in your kitchen, I suspect that feels like a pretty big deal.
The plan was for a combo searuns and squids this morning but could only manage some squids, no signs of cutts.
Kind of slow out there, missed a bunch because they were deep down over 100fow and by the time my jigs got to bottom I’ve already drift out or they’ve moved on. Small sporadic schools here and there.
This poor seal was toast, I think the gulls tried to get its eyes, all red.
Couple of tankers went by so I kept an eye out for rollers to come in, they did but pretty gentle, it was fun surfing them for a bit.
Kind of slow out there, missed a bunch because they were deep down over 100fow and by the time my jigs got to bottom I’ve already drift out or they’ve moved on. Small sporadic schools here and there.
This poor seal was toast, I think the gulls tried to get its eyes, all red.
Couple of tankers went by so I kept an eye out for rollers to come in, they did but pretty gentle, it was fun surfing them for a bit.
King Tides happen when the moon is in straight alignment with the earth and sun. Additional gravitational pull.
What is a King Tide?
A King Tide is a popular, non-scientific term people often use to describe exceptionally high tides that occur during a new or full moon.
oceanservice.noaa.gov
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The Seattle Times could use this explanation no doubt.
I revised it with a NOAA explanation.
speedbird
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I’m a little confused what this topic has to do with climate change and the Seattle times. King tides are not caused by climate change. Climate change is causing rising sea levels. Rising sea levels means king tides will be more likely to cause damage to property. Has the Seattle times said differently?
Is that weird looking office building almost completely underwater??
Bambooflyguy
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I helped build that weird looking office building way back at Todd shipyards…..history lesson!
speedbird
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My buddy who's an on-call oiler at the ferry's tells me the Jumbo MKII's are the nicest and his favorite to work on. Good craftsmanship!
Bambooflyguy
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Right on! I did have a little help……
The Hood Canal cabin I stay at frequently, on a King Tide last winter.
A shit ton of damage for the first time - and this cabin has been around for a loooong time
Nice photo. The king tides on the Canal are tough on those old cabins, especially when the south wind roars. Certain Camano neighborhoods look like Venice during bad storm years too.
OTOH, it did prompt my neighbors (the owners) to put in a nice new minisplit heating/cooling system, since the old baseboard heaters got toasted.
Just have to climb over the sandbag barriers to get in all winter now
Bambooflyguy
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Hit my local beach from 2:30-4:35…..super calm, outgoing tide. A few jumpers but no love today.
It’s getting out and enjoying being out that matters most.