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Annapolis, Maryland - June 05, 2016: Red Sky at Night, sailor's delight. Two brief thunderstorms rolled through Annapolis June 5th, 2016, and left a colorful skyline foretelling a calm night. Annapolis is one of the coastal cities in the US that is the most prone to nuisance flooding. Thunderstorms are a more common cause of nuisance flooding, but on that particular Sunday, a perigean spring tide brought some of the highest tide waters of the year to Annapolis.


A perigean spring tide brings nuisance flooding to Annapolis, Md. These phenomena -- colloquially know as a "King Tides" -- happen three to four times a year and create the highest tides for coastal areas, except when storms aren't a factor. Annapolis is extremely susceptible to nuisance flooding anyway, but the amount of nuisance flooding has skyrocketed in the last ten years. Scientists point to climate change for this uptick.


CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times
Assignment ID: 30191272A

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Annapolis, Maryland - June 05, 2016: Red Sky at Night, sailor's delight. Two brief thunderstorms rolled through Annapolis June 5th, 2016, and left a colorful skyline foretelling a calm night. Annapolis is one of the coastal cities in the US that is the most prone to nuisance flooding. Thunderstorms are a more common cause of nuisance flooding, but on that particular Sunday, a perigean spring tide brought some of the highest tide waters of the year to Annapolis.<br /> <br /> <br /> A perigean spring tide brings nuisance flooding to Annapolis, Md. These phenomena -- colloquially know as a "King Tides" -- happen three to four times a year and create the highest tides for coastal areas, except when storms aren't a factor. Annapolis is extremely susceptible to nuisance flooding anyway, but the amount of nuisance flooding has skyrocketed in the last ten years. Scientists point to climate change for this uptick. <br /> <br /> <br /> CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br /> Assignment ID: 30191272A
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