All eyes are on the coast as king tides roll in this week.

We usually see king tides in the fall, when the Earth, moon and sun align and create a strong gravitational pull.

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"To some extent, these are natural phenomena that happen," Luz Arregoces, director of community engagement at the New England Aquarium in Boston, said Thursday. "But what is a little different now, and especially going forward into future, is that they are more extreme than they have been in the past, and that's due to climate change and different effects on the ocean."

When king tides occur, they can be up to 4 feet higher than normal tides, often causing flooding at low-lying coastal areas.

"That's another important thing we try to educate

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