California braces for more coastal flooding with record high tides
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Central Florida is not the only area reeling with coastal flooding during times of high tide. Much of the California coastline is bracing for more rounds of record high tides: flooding homes and businesses. However, unlike Florida, King Tides have nothing to do with it... yet.Coastal Flood Advisories extend from the San Diego coast all the way to the San Francisco Bay Area. San Diego and Los Angeles both recorded high tides over 8ft on Wednesday! San Francisco registered its highest reading ever for the month of October Wednesday, clocking in at 7.96ft. That is 2.01ft of inundation!Los Angeles has logged 12 coastal flood days so far this year, more than any year going back the last 50 years! Even more are expected and there is a specific culprit... El Niño!Due to the unprecedented El Niño, the Pacific has seen a record-breaking oceanic heatwave, resulting in a high amount of thermal expansion.One of the biggest threats for coastal flooding the west coast will continue to deal with are