NASA warns of a 'moon wobble' coming soon. Dramatic flooding could follow.

https://www.chron.com/news/space/article/NASA-moon-wobble-flooding-texas-coast-16315177.php

Apparently things will be getting wild in 2023.

According to a new study by the NASA Sea Level Change Science Team from the University of Hawaii, every coast in the United States will see an increase in high tides because of a "wobble" in the moon's orbit. The team goes on to say that those high tides will kick off a "a decade of dramatic increases in flood numbers" in the 2030s.

In a USA Today report, NASA explains the correlation of global sea-level with the moon's orbit.

"High tides get higher, and low tides get lower. Global sea-level rise pushes high tides in only one direction – higher. So half of the 18.6-year lunar cycle counteracts the effect of sea-level rise on high tides, and the other half increases the effect," NASA explains.

Scientists say there’s nothing new or dangerous about the wobble. In fact, the first report of a moon wobble dates back to 1728.

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