Thursday, March 10, 2011

Supermoon may cause natural disasters next week

On March 19th 2011, the moon will make its closest approach to
Earth in almost 20 years, possibly The phenomenon, called lunar
perigee or Supermoon, happens when the moon reaches its
absolute closest point to Earth. On March 19, the natural
satellite will be only 221,567 miles away from our planet.
There were Supermoons in 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005, and these
years had their share of extreme weather conditions, too.
Although there are scientific laws that say the moon affects the
Earth, it's still ambiguous whether the lunar perigee and natural
disasters is coincidence or not.
British freelance weatherman John Kettley was quoted as saying
"A moon can't cause a geological event like an earthquake, but
it will cause a difference to the tide. If that combines
with certain weather conditions, then that could cause a
few problems for coastal areas."
While hoping for a non-disastrous ‘moon giant’, point your
eyes and camera lenses toward the night sky on 19th.
If the sky is clear, you’re gonna get an exceptional celestial treat.


Sent by Subrata Samanta, an office colleague

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