The tidal force causes Earth—and its water—to bulge out on the side closest to the moon and the side farthest from the moon. These bulges of water are high tides.” Confused yet?

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Q: If the moon can pull the mighty oceans, and if your body is mostly water, then why shouldn’t the moon create tides within you as well? A: In our educated society, not one person in a thousand could ...

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King tides cause sunny-day flooding in Miami every fall when the Earth, sun, and moon align, amplifying tidal forces.

Fall's higher tides cause so cause so-called "sunny day" or "nuisance flooding." This year, autumn king tides, Hurricane Tammy, a hunter's moon align.

New moon brings highest tide of the month this week as Hurricane Erin churns dangerous waves, surf on East coast. What to know about August new moon ...