Mars At Super-Perigee And New Moon August 27/28, 2003A

February 5, 2003

The new moon for the month of August will take place on the 27th, coinciding with Mars at super-perigee on August 28.

At that time Uranus, Mars, Earth and Moon will be aligned on one side of the Sun, while Venus and the planetary giant Jupiter will be closely aligned on the other.

Four days later, the Moon will also be at perigee-it's closest point to Earth. And on September 9, Mercury will be in alignment with Mars and Earth, placing Earth in between Mars and Mercury on the same side of the Sun.

The other planetary giant second to Jupiter is Saturn, which will also be at perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in August in its orbital cycle occurring every 30 (29.46) years.

Although Saturn's exact perihelion is in late July, the planet is so slow moving that its influence will still be effective for several months thereafter.

Last time when Saturn was at perihelion in 1974, severe weather, wild storms, major floods, earthquakes and severe droughts raged across our planet. In that year, the USA alone experienced, droughts, floods and deep freezes which cut drastically into crop yields, costing billions of dollars.

When Saturn is at perihelion in August 2003, it will also 'feed' into the planetary pattern being formed in the heavens. Saturn will be forming a rough 60-degree angle (aspect) to Jupiter and Venus and a 120 degree angle (trine) to Uranus, Mars, Earth and Mercury.

The combined effects of all the above is a recipe for disaster!

Natural disasters in the form of great earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, fierce hurricanes, and extremely severe weather can be expected worldwide.

Mars likely to further intensify ENSO

The close approach of Mars to Earth could further intensify El Nino, where extreme negative values could result in the monster we saw in 1982/83. Violent weather extremes from severe flooding to severe droughts, raging wildfires, fierce storms and earthquakes affected many countries costing billions, if not trillions of dollars-worth in damages. California's coastline was also severely affected by raging Pacific Storms in 1982/1983.

Alternatively, the Southern Oscillation scales could tip the other way into a cooler La Nina phase coupled with a strengthening of the North Pacific cycle.

Given the more recent perigees and super-perigees, Mars seems to coincide with periods of hot/drier/drought conditions where a strengthening of El Nino would seem more probable.

Either way severe weather, floods, droughts and an upsurge in volcanic and earthquake activity can be expected to occur worldwide during these months.

Severe weather, great earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in 2003 Mars close proximity to Earth next year will directly impact terrestrial weather and greatly heighten seismic activity.

Planetary patterns for August, September and also November indicate severe, bizarre weather, major earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, coinciding with Mars at perigee as well as it's gradual exit, in November.

The time periods to watch for, will be from late August through early September- with Mars close to Earth, and November 15-26- especially around the solar eclipse on November 23, 2003.

Several days before and after and especially during the solar eclipse, will be the timing for natural disasters worldwide.

Major solar flares can be expected around these times as well.

Alaska could sustain a massive earthquake around November 23 Around the solar eclipse of November 23, 2003, there is a strong possibility that a massive earthquake could strike in Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet or, maybe even further south, rocking southern Alaska and directly affecting Anchorage.

In the event this should happen, the greatest threat could come from quake-generated landslides or submarines landslides capable of raising a major tsunami.

Although many great quakes often strike onshore and offshore southern Alaska - especially around the Aleutian chain, most pass without incident.

Even though the chances of a powerful tsunami may seem highly remote, there are indications that other places in the Northern Pacific will be simultaneously affected by 'a major event.'

The places involved are Japan, the Hawaiian Islands and California. Similar areas that were hit by a quake-generated tsunami following the Great Alaskan Earthquake of March 27, 1964.

On the other hand, the solar and planetary influences around November 23 may result in a domino effect of seismicity similar to the quakes which followed the massive Turkish earthquake of August 1999.

Alaska's seismic activity is definitely capable of generating waves of destruction that can travel across the Pacific, but a scenario such as this seldom happens. The last time was nearly 40 years ago.

Whatever the case, it is better to be prepared around this time frame.

Pavlof strato volcano located on the Southern Alaska Peninsula or the Shishaldin strato volcano located on Unimak Island in the Aleutians, could also erupt around this time frame, if not earlier, in late August or September.

Possibilities of events likely to affect Alaska will be discussed more fully in Alaska's 2003 weather and seismic forecasts.

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