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Earth’s axis is shifting as water moves, and here’s why

Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks. As ice melts and groundwater is pumped from deep aquifers to the surface, the ...
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Earth’s axis shifted 30+ inches as studies link it to lost water

Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks from the ground. As ice sheets melt and aquifers are drained, scientists now say ...
SpaceNews

Three Causes of Earth’s Spin Axis Drift Identified

A typical desk globe is designed to be a geometric sphere and to rotate smoothly when you spin it. Our actual planet is far less perfect — in both shape and in rotation. Earth is not a perfect sphere.
Yahoo

Humans have affected the Earth’s rotation, scientists say

Humans may have altered the Earth’s rotation significantly between 1993 and 2010 alone by pumping large quantities of water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere. Alarming levels of groundwater ...
WRAL

Humans pump so much groundwater that Earth’s axis has shifted, study finds

(CNN) — Humans’ unquenchable thirst for groundwater has sucked so much liquid from subsurface reserves that it’s affecting Earth’s tilt, according to a new study. (CNN) — Humans’ unquenchable thirst ...
Salon

Humans have changed the Earth’s axis — and our GPS and satellite navigation systems need it to work

As humans extract more and more groundwater, we are literally changing the composition of the planet, so much so that we are also shifting the tilt of the globe. According to a recent study in the ...
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Earth's axis is shifting because of this human activity, study reveals

In an eye-opening study, researchers have discovered that human activities, particularly groundwater pumping, are causing a significant shift in Earth's physical orientation. The findings, now making ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Humans Have Shifted Earth’s Axis by Pumping Lots of Groundwater

A boy looks at a water pump on a street in New York City. Between 1993 and 2010, researchers estimate that humans have pumped over two trillion tons of water out of the ground. Bettmann / Contributor ...
IFLScience

Earth’s Axis May Be Shifting – And The Culprit Probably Isn’t What You’d Expect

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
New York Post

Humans have pumped enough groundwater to change Earth’s spin

A new study has found that humans pumped so much water out of the ground over 17 years that Earth has tilted nearly 3 feet to the east. Getty Images/iStockphoto A new study has found that humans ...
CNN

Humans pump so much groundwater that Earth’s axis has shifted, study finds

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Humans’ unquenchable thirst for ...