According to the National Weather Service, the system of weekend storms that swept through western Alaska is a result of Typhoon Merbok. And the peak of the storm hit Saturday night.
Wobbling Moon effect
Experts have been citing climate change along with the wobbling moon effect.
A 2020 study from NASA and the University of Hawaii published last year in the journal Nature Climate Change details how a wobbling moon leads to record flooding.
“The higher seas, amplified by the lunar cycle, will cause a leap in flood numbers on almost all U.S. mainland coastlines, Hawaii, and Guam,” NASA reports.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) anticipates record flooding levels between 2021 into the 2030s.
Experts have been citing climate change along with the wobbling moon effect.
Governor Dunleavy declares emergency
The remnants of Typhoon Merbok brought damaging 70 miles per hour winds. It encompassed over 1,000 miles of the western Alaska coastline. Along with the massive flooding, there were major power outages with thousands of residents and businesses still needing power restored.
