Tides & MMGW?
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MK4 Slowride

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10,028 posts

237 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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Am I right in thinking they can predict the times of the tides for 1000's of years into the future?

If this is the case & the icecaps all melt along with all land based ice & snow completely so the oceans will have more volume would this affect these predicted timings?

Is there a way to tell how much extra water there is in the coean by the predictability of the tides?

BigLepton

5,042 posts

230 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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I don't think even the most warped GW warrior would claim it will change the orbit of the moon. . . . . .

MK4 Slowride

Original Poster:

10,028 posts

237 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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BigLepton said:
I don't think even the most warped GW warrior would claim it will change the orbit of the moon. . . . . .
Well they've got an idea to put some sort of lense in space to stop the suns rays. eek

V8mate

45,899 posts

218 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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It might affect the height of the tides; not their timings.

jeff m

4,066 posts

287 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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Perhaps we could make space for the extra water by widening our rivers.

Ok that's Parliment and inner city people taken care off, next problem....

turbobloke

117,112 posts

289 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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V8mate said:
It might affect the height of the tides; not their timings.
That's about the depth of it wink

The action of the Moon in causing the tides is resulting in the Earth's rotation slowing down, previously there were 465 days in a year now 365 (ish) and in future, fewer. Another effect is that the Moon is moving further away. The greater mass of the Earth means that it raises tides in the solid crust of the Moon caising regular moonquakes. All of which undoubtedly cause moonwarming, made worse than previously thought due to those Apollo lunar rovers.