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Old 03-09-2011, 07:20 PM  
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?Disaster? as moon closes in

THE world could be in for a bumpy ride next week with an "extreme supermoon" predicted to cause weather chaos.
The moon will pass just 221,567 miles away on March 19 - its closest for 18 years.

Some amateur scientists warn it could trigger extreme conditions all over the world, from earthquakes to tsunamis.

Previous supermoons - or "lunar perigees" - happened in 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005. Each year had extreme weather events.

TV weatherman John Kettley said: "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."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...her-chaos.html
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