As rain pounds parts of California, the year's closest supermoon spurs king tides, coastal risks

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As king tides bring increased risks and the chance of flooding up and down the state’s coast, an atmospheric river storm pounds some parts of Northern California.

A supermoon — the closest such moon to the Earth this year — is wreaking havoc with ocean tides up and down the state’s coast just as an atmospheric river storm moved through Northern California.

The “Beaver Moon” has brought with it king tides. And forecasters say that Southern California could see dangerous rip currents and an increased risk of drowning from large breakers, as well as the chance of coastal flooding over the next two days.

But the Southland will largely be spared the rain that has inundated some areas o