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Earth's tides are shaped by more than the Moon—and they're changing as the planet warms

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The Moon’s gravitational pull, not the Sun’s, dominates Earth’s ocean tides because it is far closer to our planet. That pull is strongest on the side of Earth facing the Moon and weakest on the far side, stretching both solid ground and…

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