Saturday March 19 brings us a rare natural phenomenon - on that date the Moon will be closest to the Earth. The supermoon will be only 356.577 kilometers away from our planet, which is the closest distance since March 1993.
This event is also known as the moon's perigee, and various theories about the natural disasters that will befall us are already circulating on the Internet.
According to some stories, the supermoon could trigger severe climatic conditions on Earth and even cause earthquakes or volcanic activity.
Astrologers find support for such scenarios in past experiences - previous supermoons occurred in 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005 and were always accompanied by bad weather.
Thus, on Christmas Day 1974, Cyclone Tracy almost destroyed the Australian city of Darwin, and two weeks before the supermoon in 2005, Indonesia was hit by a deadly tsunami.
However, Australian astronomer Pete Wheeler claims that such apocalyptic warnings should be taken with a grain of salt.
"Earth will only experience stronger tides during that event, nothing to be concerned about."
Therefore, take a relaxed look at the sky on March 19 as you will have a unique opportunity to see a full Moon that is 12 to 14 percent larger than average.
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