Record high tides putting Sausalito house boat community in precarious position – CBS News

Record high tides putting Sausalito house boat community in precarious position  CBS News

The record high tides seen around the Bay Area are causing quite a concern for many living on the water.For houseboat residents in Sausalito, getting in and out of their homes was a challenge as water flooded parking lots and blocked access to the docks. Residents had to walk through the water with rain boots to get in and out of their neighborhood. "I've been here 32 years and I've never seen a tide come up this high, ever," resident Court Mast said.Residents were glued to a smartphone app created by a neighbor to track the conditions in this specific neighborhood."This high tide at 1:07 would have been 6.6," Mast said. "But functionally what we are seeing is an 8.1.

So, we have a foot and a half more water than we are used to seeing right now."Meteorologists say the strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean is leading to thermal expansion, causing higher high tides and elevated sea levels. While the flooded-out parking lot is a big concern, Mast is worried about what could happen to him and his neighbors as storms, some potentially enhanced by El Niño, roll in this winter.Mast is also concerned this whole area could lose power. This round of high tides has already come dangerously close to the community's emergency water system. If the