Tides can be mapped much more locally using a new method based on satellite images

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Aug 30, 2026, 3:00 pm335 ptsTop
When high or low tide occurs, the water does not necessarily rise and fall uniformly along the entire coastline. In fact, the height of the tide in a bay can vary by up to one meter (3 feet) from one location to another just a few kilometers away.

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