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Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis

3 years ago by On to c/science

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Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres

majorgator13 10 points 3 years ago

Thats kinda wild. Really shows how everything we do has unintended consequences.

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KnittingTrekker 2 points 3 years ago

Exactly my thoughts!

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geoffervescent 5 points 3 years ago

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.

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MattTheProgrammer 2 points 3 years ago

Doesn't the Earth wobble naturally though? I'm pretty skeptical that this article is true.

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SacredTreeJack 3 points 3 years ago

This is a short article. It talks about that.

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MattTheProgrammer 1 point 3 years ago

I'll give it a read, I suppose.

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Darzzake 1 point 3 years ago

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