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What would happen if the moon were twice as close to Earth?

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July 18, 2021

In the 2003 Jim Carrey movie “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey’s character suddenly acquires God-like powers, and uses those powers to lasso the full moon and pull it closer to Earth to woo his beloved. Later in the movie, background shots show TV news reports about massive, unprecedented flooding around the world.

While the film is obviously fantastical, it does raise a question: What would happen if the moon were twice as close to Earth than it is today?

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