webfact Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Unusual sea tide forces evacuation of residents living close to the beach in Krabi KRABI: -- Local residents living by the beach in Krabi were forced to quickly evacuate from their homes last night after the sea level rose unusually high. They woke up late at night and began to move their belongings to higher ground after the seawater approached close to their homes. They were afraid if the unusual high sea tide had connection with the earthquake in New Zealand as such high sea tide at Tha Leh in Krabi Muang District was never experienced in the past 50 years. But chief of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office in Krabi Mr Phaisarn Khunsri comforted the local people saying the high sea tide during the past few days was from the Full Moon phenomenon when the Earth and the Moon came closest in 68 years, thus causing the sea level to rise unusually high during the Full Moon day. The sea water inundated Chao Fah beach road in Krabi, but has receded today. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/unusual-sea-tide-forces-evacuation-of-residents-living-close-to-the-beach-in-krabi/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-11-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 It's called the Gravitational Pull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk AJ Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 It's called the Gravitational PullIndeed, so should the water not be further away iso closer? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer555 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 32 minutes ago, luk AJ said: Indeed, so should the water not be further away iso closer? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect yes and no... :) It will be further away (low tide) in some areas, and higher in others, (high tide) The distance a tide travels shoreward is directly related to the height of the tide. Tidal forces can be amplified or diminished by local geographical features but are still dependent on the distance of the Moon to the Earth, and its relative position throughout its orbit. This page from NOAA might help a bit, (http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/tides03_gravity.html) In the Fiji Islands, Nigali Passage Gau Island is a small inlet to a lagoon that on an outgoing tide, the tidal current actually starts to run towards the shore after a larger passage to the north lowers the water level in the lagoon, thus creating a siphon effect... Also makes for great viewing of the local shark population! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 3 hours ago, JoePai said: It's called the Gravitational Pull Yeah, it really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeyang wah Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Sounds like the residents of Krabi need to take a look at a map of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Blame it on the ghosts of past fishermen At least Thai's might understand this logic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Well, guess some people just live not only a bit too close to the sea, but also not high enough above sea level. When will they ever learn. Oh right that line is in a song. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonaRain Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 None of your answers click my disk.. The moon, the closest since my birth, Nov, '48, is actually 3-400 kilometers closer than usual. Why would a slightly higher tide make people have to move for a day or two. May have been a tidal surge from down under, or a result of coming, and coming again sea level rise.. whatever.. Aloha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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