Full moon and tides

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From: Mark Monninger
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:31

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Over the weekend, I heard a network news commentator say that high winds  
and a full moon caused (or made worse) the higher-than-usual tide that  
caused so much damage along the northeast coast. What does a full moon  
have to do with it? I find it hard to believe that a full moon has any  
effect on the tides. The mass of the moon, and hence its gravitational  
pull on the ocean doesn't change, nor does its distance from the earth (at  
least not because the moon is full). The only thing that really changes is  
that we on earth can see more of the moon. Is this an urban legend or  
what?

Mark

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