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Reading a Tide Rip on Penobscot Bay
Standing waves, eddy lines, and the difference between a fair tide and a foul one. A morning aboard a 32-foot sloop out of Camden.
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The 18.6-year lunar nodal cycle, the Bay of Fundy at peak, tidepooling at Acadia, the tide table as a household object.
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A Household Tide Table from a Newfoundland Kitchen
On the wall above the kettle in Port Rexton, a small printed booklet has hung on the same nail for forty-one years.
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King Tides and Flood Risk in Charleston
Sunny-day flooding has tripled in the historic district since 2000. A spring visit during a coefficient 92 tide at the Battery.
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Tidepooling at Acadia in Shoulder Season
A May morning at Ship Harbor, with a thermos and a tide table. The pools are cold, the crowds are gone, and the periwinkles do not care either way.
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The Tide Mills of the Breton Coast
Before electricity, Brittany ran on the tide. A visit to three surviving tide mills between Saint-Malo and Vannes, and the one that still grinds.
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Peak Tides at the Bay of Fundy
Sixteen metres of vertical water, four times a day. A late-May visit to the Minas Basin, where the world's largest tides do their ordinary work.
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The Spring Tide at Mont-Saint-Michel
Twice a year, the abbey on the Norman coast becomes an island again. A field visit during the April equinox tide.
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The 18.6-Year Lunar Nodal Cycle and Its Tides
The moon's orbit tilts and re-tilts on a slow clock, and the tides keep score. A look at the nodal cycle from the harbour wall at Dingle.