The moon is going to be closer to the Earth than it has been in the last 70 years this November and some medical experts warn of the effects it could cause to humans. The biggest supermoon is set to happen on Nov. 14.
The Earth's satellite is going to be a supermoon when it moves closer to the planet than it has been since 1948. It won't be happening again until 2034, as reported by The Independent.
The moon is called a supermoon when it appears in the sky much bigger and brighter as it reaches the part of the orbit, called perigee, which is the closest to the Earth, and then lines up with sun and the Earth. The full moon on Nov. 14 will look 14 percent bigger and brighter than a normal full moon, said Quinn Sykes, the manager of Boston University's Judson B. Coit Observatory, per The Boston Globe.
But aside from bringing a spectacular view, there are other beliefs about the effects of a supermoon to humans. A report from The Sun reminds doctors and hospital workers to beware of the upcoming biggest supermoon because "it could mean chaos and 'lunacy' for hospital workers in the ER."
According to the report, there are doctors and other medical practitioners who believe that the supermoon will cause psychotic episodes, hence, they expect "bedlam and influx of patients" to the ER. Despite evidences that say otherwise, there are many hospitals that actually prepare for such possibility.
This is because a human's body is composed of 70 percent water, and just like the moon's movement affects tides in the oceans, it moves the water in your bod - people flip out," according to Michelle Schusky, an X-ray technologist at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.
Meanwhile, the supermoon is expected to bring the king tides that would peak between 12.4 and 12.5 feet high at noon on Nov. 15. These could even be higher due to wind and wave action, Benjamin Sipprell, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, told The Boston Globe.
