Ask the Meteorologist: Supermoons, king tides and its impact on North Carolina's ghost forests
FIX THE ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE.
SOME OF NORTH CAROLINA'S
COASTAL FORESTS ARE BEING
DEPLETED NOW BEING CALLED GHOST
FORESTS. METEOROLOGIST CHRIS
MICHAELS EXPLAINS HOW THIS
WEEK'S SUPER MON SUPERMOON
COULD ACTUALLY PLAY A ROLE IN
THEIR DEMISE. IN TODAY'S ASK
THE METEOROLOGISTS PRESS EVERY
DAY. GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
MY TEAMMATE HERE, ELIZABETH,
FOR SUGGESTING THIS REALLY KIND
OF INTERESTING WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THESE GOES FOR US, THEIR
DEPLETED BY SALT WATER BECAUSE
OF RISING SEA LEVELS. THEIR
TREES IN THESE FORESTS, THEY
RELY ON FRESH WATER. SO THE
SALT WATER EFFECTIVELY KIND
OF POISONS THEM THAT NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROJECTS
THAT BY THE YEAR 2050 WILL SEE
AN ADDITIONAL SEA LEVEL RISE
OF ONE FOOT TO 1.4 FEET.
NOW SOME OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH
THAT. HIGH TIDE IS JUST A LONG
PERIOD WAVE THAT MOVES BACK
AND FORTH DUE TO THE
GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE SUN
AND MOON. SO WHEN YOU HAVE A
SUPER MOON, YOU SOMETIMES GET
THIS KING TIDE, WHICH IS A MORE
INTENSE HIGH TIDE INTENDS TO
MOVE IN AND CAUSE COASTAL
FLOODING JUST LIKE THIS WEEK.
THANKS TO MELISSA OUT OF GARNER
FOR THAT SHOT OF THE SUPERMOON
THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
SINCE MONDAY. SO THE FORECAST
FOR THE KING TIDES SHOWS THOSE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN
WE'VE GOT THAT COASTAL SYSTEM
THAT ELIZABETH WAS TALKING
ABOUT. WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT
MEANS FOR THE COAST AND