Moon’s Next “Wobble” Could Cause Massive FLOODING on Earth, Scientists Warn

A NASA study has revealed how an “oscillation” in the orbit of the Moon could cause devastating flooding in the 2030s.

Research by the US space agency predicts that cities along the country’s coast could experience three or four times as many high tide flood days per year for a decade.

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The Moon’s gravitational pull impacts the tidal forces on Earth.

A known “wobble” in its orbit combined with a rise in sea level could lead to extreme tides, according to concerned researchers.

NASA’s study on the potential problem was published online in the journal Nature Climate Change.

He warns that coastal cities around the world could see additional flood days cluster into a few months of the year.

This means that places that face a few floods per month could face dozens more.

This could have devastating effects for people living along the coasts.

“Weeping sumps are becoming a public health problem. “

Lead author of the study, Phil Thompson, assistant professor at the University of Hawaii, said, “It’s the effect that has built up over time that will have an impact.

“If it floods 10 or 15 times a month, a business cannot continue to operate with its parking lot underwater.

“People are losing their jobs because they cannot get to work. The oozing sumps are becoming a public health problem.”

The study notes how rising sea levels linked to climate change are already causing problems.

Scientists fear that rising sea levels coupled with an already observed “wobble” of the Moon’s orbit could be a dangerous combination.

The Moon is said to oscillate on an 18.6 year cycle, which changes its position in relation to the Earth very slightly.

This slight change can amplify or suppress the tides depending on where the Moon is in its cycle, according to NASA.

The part of the lunar cycle that amplifies the tides is happening right now, and the next is expected to happen in the mid-2030s.

Researchers believe that by the mid-2030s sea level may have risen so much that amplified tides could cause major problems.

They believe it could cause rapid flooding all over the US coast and that the flooding will turn “from a regional problem to a national problem with a majority of US coasts affected.”

Since extreme tidal events are only expected to occur in monthly clusters, researchers believe there would be time to prepare for them.

Study co-author and NASA scientist Ben Hamlington said: “Understand that all of your events are lumped together in a particular month, or that you could have more severe flooding in the second half of the year. than the first, this is useful information. “

Since 1880, the average sea level across the world has risen by about 8 to 9 inches.

About a third of this rise is believed to have occurred in the past 25 years and sea level is expected to rise further over the next decade.

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In other news, scientists have identified where the aliens are most likely hiding in the Milky Way.

Aliens may have dropped life-detecting sensors on Earth, according to a Harvard University professor.

And, China has launched three astronauts into orbit to continue building its own space station.

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