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I was about to make some joke about how this explained climate changed and meant we, in the end, need not worry about greenhouse gases. But then I tried to loo
by ElFitz 3y ago
I was about to make some joke about how this explained climate changed and meant we, in the end, need not worry about greenhouse gases.
But then I tried to look up what the actual impact of our planet’s tilt slightly shifting could be.
While I could not come up with anything meaningful, it appears glaciers melting also contributes to this [1].
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/23/climate-crisis-has-shifted-the-earths-axis-study-shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/23/climate-...
- defrost 3y agoAny siginificant movement of mass, particularly mass far from the axis of rotation, changes the dynamic balance and induces pole shift.
- notjulianjaynes 3y agoFrom the press release linked in a comment above: >The rotational pole normally changes by several meters within about a year, so changes due to groundwater pumping don’t run the risk of shifting seasons. But on geologic time scales, polar drift can have an impact on climate, Adhikari said.