>>3I know it affects tides. I'm not five.
Also:
"What about during a lunar perigee? Can we expect more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on March 19, when the full moon will be so close?
The moon's gravitational pull at lunar perigee, the scientists say, is not different enough from its pull at other times to significantly change the height of the tides and thus the likelihood of natural disasters." [Life's Little Mysteries]
It seems the natural disaster panic is being stirred up by an astrologer.