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Climate crisis has shifted the Earth’s axis, study shows – The Guardian
Massive melting of glaciers has tilted the planet’s rotation, showing the impact of human activities
Climate changeMassive melting of glaciers has tilted the planets rotation, showing the impact of human activities
The massive melting of glaciers as a result of global heating has caused marked shifts in the Earths axis of rotation since the 1990s, research has shown. It demonstrates the profound impact humans are having on the planet, scientists said.
The planets geographic north and south poles are the point where its axis of rotation intersects the surface, but they are not fixed. Changes in…
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