Changes in Tilt of Earth’s Axis
December 2 , 2024
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- The Earth has tilted 31.5 inches east in just 17 years.
- The redistribution of groundwater has the largest impact on the drift of the rotational pole.
- It also has contributed to a sea level rise of about 0.24 inches and altered the distribution of Earth's mass
- Between 1993 and 2010, scientists estimate 2,150 gigatons of groundwater were pumped and shifted globally.
- Earth tilt is the angle between the planet's rotational axis and its orbital axis.
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