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Monday, March 14, 2011

The Revenge of the Supermoon

The Revenge of the Supermoon

(SALEM, Ore.) - Our lives are measured by the cadence of lunar clockwork as the Earth-Moon system spins in gravity's embrace. The primordial influence of the Moon has synchronized life itself, driving our biorhythms and reproductive cycles.Marching across the night sky, it's pale luminance has inspired countless works of art, poetry, and music. Since the dawn of humankind we have heard the call of the coyote while the clouds have stirred the muted palette of moonrise.We are likewise locked into the physical lunar manifestations on planet Earth, and deep within we have known the pull of the tides. The extremes of the Moon's orbit exert powerful pressure upon the delicate equilibrium of the Earth, and the tectonic plates that ride atop it's molten core are forced to react.The elliptical nature of the Moon's orbit will place it closer to the Earth on March 19, 2011 than it has been in 18 years, an event known as a lunar perigee, when it will be be approximately 14,000 miles closer than normal.Astrologer Richard Nolle has popularized the term 'Supermoon' to denote a window of time when a full Moon is over 90% of the minimum point of eccentricity, warning of possible earthquakes, extreme tides, and volcanism during a period from March 16th through the 22nd. According to Nolle, "If you look at the USGS website where they have all the significant earthquakes of 2011, you will find that 72.7% of them fall in the risk windows on my website. The Christchurch earthquake happened on the last day of a supermoon window.

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