Annapolis, Maryland - June 05, 2016: A thunderstorm prompts siblings Maia, 8, middle, and Adham Eissa, 9, background, and their friend Christopher, left, (parents don't want his last name published) to huddle under their parents umbrella at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial statue in historic Annapolis Sunday June 5th, 2016. Earlier that day a perigean spring tide brought some of the highest water levels of the year to the coastal town and partially flooded the park. Thunderstorms are a more common cause of nuisance flooding in 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
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