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Life Sciences => The Environment => Topic started by: mrspeers on 13/02/2009 20:18:55

Title: Does the moon affect the weather on Earth?
Post by: mrspeers on 13/02/2009 20:18:55
Please help end the debate...
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Title: Does the moon affect the weather on Earth?
Post by: LeeE on 13/02/2009 21:10:36
It might have an extremely tiny influence by virtue of it's tidal effect on the oceans, which in turn drive most of the weather, but otherwise no.  If the Moon also had a tidal effect upon our atmosphere it could have a much greater direct influence, but I've never heard of such a thing.
Title: Does the moon affect the weather on Earth?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 14/02/2009 00:55:55
Yep, agree with Mr. LeeE [:)]
And who are you debating with anyway?