Earth tilted, but it had nothing to do with weird space phenomena and everything to do with how people are pumping groundwater and shipping it across the planet, a study found. The findings of a ...
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The Earth's axis has tilted due to groundwater extraction. File Photo/Reuters The Earth’s axis has tilted by 31.5 inches (about 80 centimetres), new research has found. The study, published in the ...
Locals expressed concerns about the situation, as the building remains dangerously tilted beside the busy highway. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. According to ...
Believe it or not, something as seemingly insignificant as our water usage can cause Earth’s physical orientation to deviate. Over less than two decades, our groundwater pumping has tilted the Earth ...
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Humans have pumped so much water out of the ground that the Earth has tilted on its axis by 80 centimetres to the east in less than two decades, scientists have found. The groundwater pumping has ...
New research shows that pumping groundwater has resulted in a change to the planet’s tilt and rotation, increasing sea levels too. As Earth moves on a rotational pole, the distribution of water ...
Earth has therefore tilted it on its axis at a rate of about 1.7 inches (4.3 centimetres) a year, giving a total of 78.5 centimetres, during the 18-year study period. While spinning on its axis ...