Scientists: Coastal areas threatened by ‘king tides’ ADVERTISING Scientists: Coastal areas threatened by ‘king tides’ HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists issued a warning that Hawaii faces the threat of serious coastal flooding this week and in June because a rare convergence
Scientists: Coastal areas threatened by ‘king tides’
HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists issued a warning that Hawaii faces the threat of serious coastal flooding this week and in June because a rare convergence of rising sea levels and some of the highest tides of this year.
The next so-called “king tides” are expected Wednesday and Thursday. They are expected again June 23-24 and July 21-23.
The impact of the high tides could be particularly severe on the southern side of Oahu, but the tides could affect all of Hawaii’s islands.
Coastal property owners should prepare for high tides similar to those in April that swamped beaches, boat ramps and roads, said Mark Merrifield, director of the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center.
The ocean around the islands has been experiencing higher sea levels throughout the last several years as cyclical global influences have pushed a vast stretch of higher seas across the Pacific Ocean, Merrifield said.
The Sea Level Center predicts elevated water levels are likely to linger at least through the summer.
Police investigate fall from building as homicide
HONOLULU (AP) — Police are investigating a women’s fall to her death from the 10th story of a building as a possible homicide.
Witnesses say the woman fell from a Waikiki building at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
The woman’s name has not been released.
Investigators have not released details about what led to her fall.
Forecaster: Hawaii will have a lot of cyclones this year
LAHAINA, Maui (AP) — A senior National Weather Service forecaster says the state will have an above-average year for tropical cyclones that could cause significant damage.
Jon Jelsema says El Nino weather conditions foreshadow a busy hurricane season that officially begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30. He says a typical year for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific Basin is four to five storms, but this year could reach up to eight.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center is expected to announce its hurricane season outlook Wednesday.
