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Yes. The moon is the primary factor in the tides. High tides are highest and low tides are lowest during a full moon and a new moon. Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the U.S. at high tide during a full moon. As a result, the already large storm surge cam in on top of an already high water level from the tide.
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How did the moon affect the storm surge of hurricane sandy?
An almost full moon increased the height of the tide during Hurricane Sandy's storm surge. Homes were flooded with more than 4 feet of water in mere seconds.
Why is Hurricane Sandy considered Frankenstorm?
Hurricane Sandy is also being referred to as Frankenstorm because it will make landfall at high tide under a full moon right as Halloween is approaching.
How do the moon and tides relate?
The gravitational pull of the moon on Earth's oceans causes tides. When the moon is closest to Earth, during a full or new moon, tides are generally stronger (spring tides). When the moon is at a right angle to the sun, during the first and last quarter moon phases, tides are weaker (neap tides).
How will high tide and a full moon affect storm surge with Hurricane Sandy?
When the storm surge of a hurricane comes in at high tide the affect is worse, as the height of the high tide is added to the storm surge to produce a storm tide. The high tide is highest during the full and new moon phases.
What would Hurricane Sandy have been called if it had become a weird combination of hurricane and snowstorm on a full moon and it had hit New York directly as a Category 5 hurricane?
The official name would still have been Hurricane Sandy, though by that point it would have become a post-tropical cyclone rather than an actual hurricane. The popular media term of "Superstorm Sandy" would probably be in even wider use than it is now. That said, there was never any risk of Sandy getting anywhere near category 5 strength, and such an even as described couple probably be dismissed as impossible.
How did the moon affect the storm surge of hurricane sandy?
An almost full moon increased the height of the tide during Hurricane Sandy's storm surge. Homes were flooded with more than 4 feet of water in mere seconds.
Why is Hurricane Sandy considered Frankenstorm?
Hurricane Sandy is also being referred to as Frankenstorm because it will make landfall at high tide under a full moon right as Halloween is approaching.
Does the time that the moon rises and sets have anything to do with the time that high tides and low tides occur?
yes
Do changing tides affect the phases of the moon?
No, the moon affects the tides, but the tides do not affect the moon.
What is the Hypothesis of the moon and tides?
The moon has just enough gravity to pull water to the sand of the beach. The moon has very little gravitational pull so it does not influence anything else on Earth. The tides are the only gravitational pull effect from the moon.
How do the moon and tides relate?
The gravitational pull of the moon on Earth's oceans causes tides. When the moon is closest to Earth, during a full or new moon, tides are generally stronger (spring tides). When the moon is at a right angle to the sun, during the first and last quarter moon phases, tides are weaker (neap tides).
Does a full moon effect the oceans tide no why then does the news keep saying sandy hit the east coast as a cat 1 at high tide and a full moon?
The New Moon and Full Moon stages cause high tides. This has nothing to do with hurricanes. Hurricanes are caused by thunderstorms in Africa, which are drifted out over warm ocean waters to eventually reaching us as a hurricane. Hurricanes are not water tides. Comment: But hurricanes can obviously cause surges of water along coasts. High tides would make this worse. (I don't think it's got too much to do with Africa either.) Counter Comment: "Most Atlantic hurricanes start to take shape when thunderstorms along the west coast of Africa drift out over warm ocean waters(...)" and right, high tides does add on to the effect of flooding, but doesn't make the hurricane itself any stronger.
How does a hurricane bring in a storm surge?
The storm surge result mostly from the strong, widespread winds of a hurricane essentially pushing seawater onto land. Contrary to popular belief, the low pressure inside a hurricane makes only a minor contribution to this. A storm surge can be amplified if it occurs during a full or new moon as these moon phases, by themselves, produce higher than average tides (Spring tides).
What are the effects of the moon on the earths tides?
what are the effects of tides The moon effects the tides making them either high or low tides.
Can man do anything to change the effect the moon has on your tides?
if the government was to knock the moon off its course revolving around the earth then yes it would change the earths tides however that would not be a very good idea to do that as it would remove the tides altogether
Does the moon do anything else but brighten up the sky?
Yes. The moon's gravity pulls on the oceans in order to make tides and waves.
How will high tide and a full moon affect storm surge with Hurricane Sandy?
When the storm surge of a hurricane comes in at high tide the affect is worse, as the height of the high tide is added to the storm surge to produce a storm tide. The high tide is highest during the full and new moon phases.
