Moon and Floods

For John, BLUF:  How long has this been going on?  The moon, our moon, wobbling, and impacting our tides?  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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NASA predicts a "wobble" in the moon's orbit may lead to record flooding on Earth

From CBS News, by Reporter Sophie Lewis, 13 July 2021, 11:04 AM.

Here is the lede plus two:

Every coast in the U.S. is facing rapidly increasing high tide floods thanks to a "wobble" in the moon's orbit working in tandem with climate change-fueled rising sea levels.

A new study from NASA and the University of Hawaii, published recently in the journal Nature Climate Change, warns that upcoming changes in the moon's orbit could lead to record flooding on Earth in the next decade.

Through mapping the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) sea-level rise scenarios, flooding thresholds and astronomical cycles, researchers found flooding in American coastal cities could be several multiples worse in the 2030s, when the next moon "wobble" is expected to begin.  They expect the flooding to significantly damage infrastructure and displace communities.

Science is like that.  Things happen and we don't understand them, or we misunderstand them, until someone looks into it and uncovers previously unknown interactions.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff