Why are these natural disasters happening after the new moon?

Because natural disasters occur all the time. For the most part, any perception of correlation between moon phases and natural disasters is an artifact of the human brain trying to find patterns in a chaotic system. read more

In fact tides are the real story. Tidal stress is at its maximum when the sun and moon are pulling in the same direction. The ocean tides during the first quarter moon (just after the new moon) are marginally stronger than those during the rest of the month. read more

Disasters are on everyone's minds these days, especially after the earthquake in Nepal. The terrifying thing about massive disasters like these is that no one can do anything about them. They happen, and we have no choice but to deal with the aftermath. read more