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Annapolis, Maryland - June 05, 2016: A pirate flag from the Pirate Adventures on the Chesapeake ship is reflected in water pooled atop the sidewalk at the end of Third Street in Annapolis Sunday morning June 5th, 2016.

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: A pirate flag from the Pirate Adventures on the Chesapeake ship is reflected in water pooled atop the sidewalk at the end of Third Street in Annapolis Sunday morning June 5th, 2016. <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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