Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis
Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis
Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres
Thats kinda wild. Really shows how everything we do has unintended consequences.
10 0 ReplyExactly my thoughts!
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This feels relatively pop sciencey and I have a strong intuition that the actual research paper won't be quite as conclusive as the article makes it out to be.
5 0 ReplyDoesn't the Earth wobble naturally though? I'm pretty skeptical that this article is true.
2 0 ReplyThis is a short article. It talks about that.
3 0 ReplyI'll give it a read, I suppose.
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To thoses how want to know more, here's the paper cited by the article:
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL1035091 0 Reply