Unusual weather due to planetary influences

by Anura C. Perera

Weather patterns are changing frequently. The factors that affect the weather are humidity, air pressure and the temperature of our atmosphere. Similarly, the light energy and the highly charged solar wind and other cosmic rays as well as the gravitational forces of the planets such as Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn also have an influence on the weather.

The best example to show the effect of planets is the high and low tides we see in the water bodies. The effect of moon, which is the closest celestial object to us, on the phenomenon of high and low tides is well known. When sun and the Moon comes on one side of the earth we experience larger tides. In some places the waves goes up few meters due to this phenomenon.

When Sun and few planets come closer on one side of the earth, the effect is more due to solar wind, gravitational forces and the cosmic rays. The effect on the upper atmosphere creates disturbances in the lower atmosphere which in turn leads to weather changes. The movement of the moon also affects these changes resulting in major upheavals in the weather pattern.

Sun will be in the constellations of Scorpio and Sagittarius during the period 14th November 2014 to 14th January 2015. During this period the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn will also be in the same region. This planetary combination has an effect on the weather on earth.

North America and countries such as England, France, Russia and China in the northern hemisphere will experience a severe winter conditions including heavy rains and snowfalls.

The unusually bad weather pattern affecting Sri Lanka with heavy rains and floods will continue upto January 2015.