A cyclist rides past a flooded area during a King Tide, an especially high tide, in Miami, on Oct. 9, 2018. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

Analysis by Matthew Cappucci

It doesn’t take a hurricane to cause flooding in Miami anymore. In fact, it doesn’t even take a gust of wind.

“King tides” have been taking a toll on Miami for a number of years, and the phenomenon is only getting worse because of sea-level rise from human-induced climate change. A king tide is a higher -than-normal tide caused by specific alignments of the sun and moon.

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