King tides this week could mean flooding, but also opens up an underwater world at local tide pools

King tides are a natural, predictable phenomenon that lets scientists and everyday marine enthusiasts marvel at the changing ...
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From the coast’s tide pools to the Peninsula’s marshlands, king tides reveal how wildlife adapt to extreme conditions

A yellow-edged cadlina, a type of nudibranch or sea slug, is seen laying on the bottom of a tide pool at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve on the San Mateo County coast during an exceptionally low tide on Dec ...