Tides are usually explained by the moon, and that explanation is correct and incomplete. The moon’s pull produces a tidal range in the open ocean of roughly a metre. That is the raw signal, and it is ...

Gravity is one major force that creates tides. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton explained that ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon on the oceans of the earth (Sumich, J.L ...

The coast has been very active this summer, and I'm not just talking about people going to the beach. Since the start of May, there have been 10 beach hazard statements issued in the Bay Area, the ...