We've pumped so much groundwater that we've nudged the Earth's spin, says new study

Humans Have Extracted So Much Groundwater It Tilted The Whole Earth

The overuse of groundwater isn’t just a concern for areas that may soon run out of the substance they depend on the most, it’s literally affecting the whole planet. That effect can be measured by observing changes in the locations of the North and South Poles, which a new study reveals shifted almost 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) in 17 years. If that doesn’t sound like much, consider the mass of the object that we’ve been tilting.Like anything th…

The rotation pole slid 80 inches away, which does not specifically draw attention to many but important processes.

Humans are pumping out so much groundwater that it's changing Earth's tilt

The way humans pump groundwater from the planet's interior has changed Earth's tilt by 31.5 inches (80 centimeters) between 1993 and 2010.

This is stated by research by scientists from the University of Seoul. A phenomenon that is estimated to change the planet's climate in the future

Humanity’s groundwater pumping has altered Earth’s tilt

Massive shifts of water have caused Earth’s poles to wander

Rampant Groundwater Pumping Has Changed the Tilt of Earth’s Axis

Human depletion of groundwater has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more than four centimeters per year