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Humans Are Causing the North Pole to Move 4 cm Each Year, and That’s Not Good

Groundwater depletion has had a profound impact on Earth, causing a measurable shift in its axis of rotation, according to recent research. From 1993 to 2010, humans displaced more than 2 trillion tons of water by removing them from underground reservoirs, which has caused the geographic North Pole to shift approximately 4 centimeters per year. [...]

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