Above: Yana Kibyakova looks at her car parked along a flooded street in Miami Beach, FL, on September 29, 2015. The flooding was caused by seasonal “king tides” atop long-term sea level rise. City ...

High tide flood days, the ones where streets and parks get swamped with saltwater despite sunny skies, are becoming more common in Miami. Last year, Miami experienced more of them than ever before.

According to NOAA, Miami didn’t have high tide floods at all last year. That may come as a surprise to anyone living in the low-lying city who found themselves driving through streets with water up to ...