When super tide not around.
Posted on 03/21/2015 6:14:30 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
A supertide has turned France's famed Mont Saint-Michel into an island and then retreated out of sight, delighting thousands of visitors who came to see the rare phenomenon.
The so-called "tide of the century" actually happens every 18 years. Although the tide rushes in and out along the whole northern French coast, it's especially dramatic at the UNESCO world heritage site, which is normally linked to the mainland only by a narrow causeway at high tide.
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Id hope that there is a time lapse video of this phenomenon out there somewhere.
If there is they’re struggling to tie it in with global warming. Tide of the century is propaganda to make it look like something it is not. It’s every 18 years
An 18 Year Cycle...TIde of Ze Century
Aint that just like the French though!?
Id hesitate to try to guess a title for it...But,....Im certain that Al gore is working feverishly to put together a powerpoint presentation on this hideous “disaster” as we speak
Thank you.
Id bet there will be another video...of the ,most recent..TIde Of The Century...appearing shortly!
Thanks, that was great.
I learned about it in 9th g French class. The monks live there Best acoustics for Gregorian chant btw
I justed posted a message in a thread about Bach’s Birthday here on FR.
Im betting that there will be plenty of “Bach” in that location !
My pleasure.
Thank you!
normally linked to the mainland only by a narrow causeway at high tide.
No, moron, it is only linked during LOW tide. At high tide, the causeway disappears beneath the water. SMH
What’s exceptional is the near perfect alignment of lunar perigee, solar eclipse, new moon, and equinox, which is extremely rare. (Solar eclipses can only occur on a new moon, and new moons are generally associated with the highest tides of the month.)
The tides, however, are not so exceptional. Tidal response lags the lunar-solar driving function at Mont Saint Michel by about 36-48 hours. The March 20 high tide is 12.90 meters, just barely enough to flood the road. March 22, 8:28 AM will be 13.45 meters. February 21 at 8:47 AM had the highest tide of the year at 13.50 meters.
http://www.ot-montsaintmichel.com/en/maree-montsaintmichel-march2015.htm
http://www.ot-montsaintmichel.com/en/maree-montsaintmichel-february2015.htm
So, the hoopla is pretty much media bunk, but the astronomical phenomena is interesting.
Dang dihydrogen monoxide is a threat to the entire world. I guess they can call it the tide of the century since currently it is the first one of this century. The last one occured in the last century. Liblogic 101.
When super tide not around.
FMCDH(BITS)
Mont Saint-Michel was actually built to be surrounded by the sea at all but the lowest tides as a defense from attack. The causeway to access the site was built in the last century. Mont Saint-Michel is probably the beautiful place I have ever visited and reputed to be the birthplace of the omelet.
Wrong. The causeway was built by real engineers, who actually know their business. It’s never underwater except in extraordinary occasions, such as this week.
One of my parents’ favorite places on Earth..would love to see it too....
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