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Drift of Earths Pole: Groundwater Depletion Significant Contributor to Sea Level
- beezle 3y agoThe full (very long) paper title: Drift of Earth's Pole Confirms Groundwater Depletion as a Significant Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise 1993–2010 A less technical summary from Axios picks up on one aspect, "The spin of the planet tilted 31.5 inches to the east between 1993 and 2010 due to humans pumping groundwater, according to a new study." https://www.axios.com/2023/06/17/groundwater-removal-tilted-earth-315-inches https://www.axios.com/2023/06/17/groundwater-removal-tilted-...