{"id":88447,"date":"2026-02-18T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=88447"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:46:32","slug":"tidal-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tidal-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Tidal Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tidal Flooding Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Kerala government declared tidal flooding as a state specific disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tidal Flooding<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tidal flooding, also known as <\/span><b>sunny day flooding, king tide flooding, and nuisance flooding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the temporary flooding of low-lying areas near a coast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Causes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It usually occurs through the <\/span><b>combination of winds, offshore storms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and full <\/span><b>moon cycles during high tide events<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as full moons and new moons.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike cyclone-induced storm surges, tidal flooding <\/span><b>happens twice in a day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is more <\/span><b>severe during full or new moons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Impact on Kerala Coast:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a common <\/span><b>phenomenon along Kerala\u2019s coastline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/arabian-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arabian Sea<\/a><\/strong> level temporarily rises above an identified threshold for a brief period, <\/span><b>inundating low-lying coastal areas.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Kerala Government&#8217;s Decision<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala government declared financial assistance, similar to that provided to victims of natural disasters under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), to victims of floods <\/span><b>caused by tidal rise.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first time in the country that a State has declared tidal <\/span><b>flooding a State-specific disaster.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other State-specific disasters in Kerala: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal erosion, lightning, strong winds, soil piping, heatwave\/sunstroke\/sunburn, and human-wildlife conflict as State-specific disasters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/why-kerala-declared-tidal-flooding-a-state-specific-disaster-explained\/article70641866.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tidal Flooding usually occurs through the combination of winds, offshore storms, and full moon cycles during high tide events. 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