Extreme Supermoon Predicted As Moon Nears The Earth

The moon’s orbit would pass just 221,567 miles away from the earth on March 19 – ‎denoting moon’s closest approach with reference to the earth since the last 18 years.‎The closer proximity could trigger certain extreme conditions all over the world, from ‎earthquakes to tsunamis, warn the experts in the field.‎

The phenomenon known as supermoons – or “lunar perigees” –occurs when the elliptical ‎orbit traced by the moon comes very close to the earth. The lunar perigee has previously ‎been closest to the earth’s orbit in the years 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005. Each year was ‎reportedly clouded with extreme weather related catastrophic events.‎ A moon coming so close to the earth need not cause an earthquake, but the attractive ‎forces acting between the earth and the moon could cause differential upheavals to the ‎tide.‎

The tidal changes combining with certain weather conditions, could cause a few ‎problems in the coastal areas. The average ambient temperature is also on the rise, due to ‎the solar flare related activities, which could worsen any eventuality of a catastrophe, that ‎may occur sporadically.‎

Even as this was being written, a massive earthquake has stuck devastating Japan. A tsunami that followed compounded their miseries. The tsunami has spread to many countries, including Hawaii and Russia.