Fluctuation in the orbit of the moon threatens to disrupt life in the coasts of America
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A recent study supervised by NASA warned that from the next decade, the "oscillation" in the moon's orbit is about to make coastal flooding here on Earth much worse, and disturbing floods will become more frequent in the United States once the next decade is reached. And it is expected that the majority of the American coasts will witness three to four times the days of high floods, every year, for at least a decade, and this could wreak havoc on the coasts of America, according to a report published on the website of the “Russia Today” channel.
Scientists have predicted that the oscillation of the moon will cause increasing groups of floods that will significantly disrupt life and damage infrastructure throughout coastal cities that have adapted to milder and less frequent floods, a strange reminder of Earth's close relationship with its natural moon.
The study warned that additional flood days will not be spread evenly throughout the year, but are likely to cluster together over only a few months, and coastal areas that now experience two or three floods a month soon may face dozens or more.
Climate change has already caused an increase in the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and other extreme weather events around the world, but there is a smaller and less serious threat on the horizon that could wreak havoc on America's coasts, and high tide floods occur in coastal areas when the tide reaches about 0.6 meters above average. Daily high tides begin to flood the streets or seep through flood drains during storms.
These floods are more of a nuisance than an outright disaster, flooding streets and homes, forcing businesses to close and causing sewers to overflow, but the longer they last, the more damage they can do.
The study warned that there are several factors driving this expected increase in flood days, including a rise in sea level. As the Earth's atmosphere warms, ice is melting at a record pace, dumping huge amounts of meltwater into the ocean. As a result, global mean sea level has risen by about 21 to 24 cm since 1880, with a third of that occurring in just the last 25 years, so when the next tidal amplification period begins in the early 2030s, the resulting floods are likely to be worse and more constant And more dangerous than ever.
Russia Today indicated that the lunar oscillation is in fact a completely natural cycle that has continued for eons and will continue to do so for a long time.
The moon's orbit creates periods of higher and lower tides according to a rhythm of about 18.6 years, and the next cycle of tidal amplification begins in the mid-1930s, and the researchers found that by then, global sea level will have risen enough to make these waves higher than The usual is particularly troublesome, and high flooding will increase rapidly across the entire American coast.
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