article_snippet: The rising tides came after Friday's Solar Eclipse, the first of The rising tides kind for 16 years.
article_snippet: With the sun and moon aligning, higher tides were to be expected.
article_snippet: But added to the fact the Earth was at the Earth closest point to both, both were slightly larger than usual.
article_snippet: The combination of the eclipse and the Earth being at the Earth closes point to the moon and sun caused water levels to rise.
article_snippet: The tides come back so quickly and it was fortunate
article_snippet: Britain was been battered with extreme tides over the weekend.
article_snippet: The rare eclipse on Friday morning was the first of its kind for 16 years.
highlights_snippet: Friday's Solar Eclipse caused tide levels to rise significantly across UK .
  