New blog about King Tides highlights the need to think ahead in anticipation of sea level rise.

Contributed by Chris Bergh – The Nature Conservancy, Florida Keys

People often talk about King Tides and climate change, but I think it’s important to point out that these tides are cyclical and predictable, and they happen all around the world. Australia, South America, everywhere, and have happened as long as there have been tides. They’re not caused by climate change. But they are an important glimpse of what a “new normal” might look like – especially in places like South Florida – as the world’s sea levels rise. What these tides really show us is that with higher sea levels, floods will continue to reach farther and farther inland.

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