The previous article gives you the dates of the King Tides. So, if you are at high King Tide and you also have a storm serious damage can occur up and down the state of California. So, this is something to really watch for if you live or have a house or property along the California coast this year and all years into the future as the ocean levels rise slowly but surely. Because during a King Tide all bets are off in that almost anything can and will happen in a storm at a King High Tide.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
These are the dates if you live along the Coast of California to most watch out for (These are King Tide Dates)
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- November 24–26, 2026
- December 23–25, 2026 (Northern California locations may also experience dramatic tides on Dec. 22)
What to Expect
- Dramatic Swings: Water levels change rapidly from peak highs to deep minus low tides on the same day.
- Tide Pooling: Low tide windows provide great opportunities to explore exposed tide pools.
- Safety First: High tides can cause minor coastal flooding and dangerous wave overtopping. Check local NOAA Tides & Currents for exact hourly predictions in your specific coastal area.
If you want, let me know:
- Your specific coastal city or region
- Whether you plan to view high surf or tide pools
I can help you find local viewing tips or exact timing charts.
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Ice Thickness of Antarctica: The ice layer averages about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) thick, but reaches up to 3 to 4 miles (nearly 5 kilometers) deep in certain areas.
So, I don't think the ice 3 to 4 miles deep on Antarctica is going to melt this century yet. However, it might melt in the coming centuries and open Antarctica for colonization from all over the world.
Since the heat in the equatorial regions will become during summers unbearable for humans they might go underground during the day and only come out at night when it is cooler. Humans are pretty adaptable but the heat always kills way more humans than the cold (which is interesting too).
The reason this is true is that when you lose your bearings from heat prostration, unless someone is there to save you and take you to a hospital or something you are just dead.
Whereas if you are freezing and cold if you can just build a fire often you can survive really cold temperatures even if you are inside of an igloo somewhere. As long as you keep where you are below 50 degrees with a little fire inside of the igloo you won't melt the igloo.
So, in the heat the only relief is usually going underground and digging down to where it is cooler there and then airing that place out during the nights when the air is cooler.
So, for this reason humans do better in really cold places than they do in really hot places.
The land mass under Antarctica Ice is Greater than the land mass of Europe and the U.S. combined
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Antarctica has a total land area of about 5.5 million square miles (14 million square kilometers), and roughly 98% of that land is buried under a massive ice sheet.
Key Facts About the Land and Ice
- Total Land Area: About 14 million square kilometers (5.5 million square miles)—making the continent larger than Europe and the U.S. combined.
- Ice-Covered Area: About 98% is hidden beneath ice, leaving only about 2% (mostly rocky coastal edges and isolated mountain peaks) exposed.
If you want to know more, let me know if you are interested in:
- How scientists map the hidden land under the ice
- What happens to the land if the ice melts completely
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Antarctica, if it were a country, would be the second-largest country with a land size of 5.5 million mi2 (14.2 million km2)
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