Happy Thursday, Beach and Bay!
King Tides have been known to flood the Mission Beach and Bay area. But this year it’s happening so often, residents are starting to get worried about structural damage.
Video posted to Instagram shows homes and cars around Mission Bay surrounded by water on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 11. Seven-foot high tides covered swaths of beach in water, causing damage to cars, underground parking garages, electrical boxes and housing units.
Similar flooding took over Mission Bay last month when the King Tides came around. Residents have been trying to prepare with sandbags and anti-flooding measures, but the amount of water overwhelms standard protocol.
Comments on flood videos posted to Facebook and Instagram show community members blaming the city for bad infrastructure. While there could be some truth to those allegations, high tides are usually the result of rising sea levels and higher water temperatures caused by El Niño.
If the King Tides continue to flood our coast, the risk for serious structural damage to beachside residences and businesses goes up. Let’s hope for the proper interventions before El Niño brings us an unusually wet winter.
Ashlyn Lipori-Russie
Beach & Bay Press newsletter host
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