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9 January 2013
King Tide Is Holding Court
The World’s oceans will rise up considerably higher than usual this week due to an effect called “King TIdes”. The tides are a result of the gravitational forces of the Sun and the Moon of course but when the Moon is full or new we are “lined up” and the gravity from both act in concert with each other. It may seem that a full moon would act opposite but …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.