Fukushima Full Moon

The other night, as a “Super Moon” passed over the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred just offshore.  A Super Moon is a full moon that comes close to the earth.  The gravitational pull of the moon affects ocean tides and some believe that it can also cause earthquakes.  The Japanese quake jogged my memory.

I recalled that on the date of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, March 11, 2011, the moon was making the closest earth pass in it’s long 18 year orbital cycle. A Super Super Moon.   That night, a nearby magnitude 9.0 quake triggered a giant tsunami that fatally crippled the nuclear plant.

Weather buffs tell us that there are two more Super Moons ahead in our immediate future.  Watch the news on August 10th and September 9th.