Well so much for the "climate change" myth of rising oceans DUE to Melting Polar Caps......
"The Earth has lurched in a direction no one expected, tilting just enough to unsettle scientists who track the quiet movements beneath our feet.
Scientists discovered that billions of tons of groundwater removed for farming and cities pushed the axis of Earth more than thirty inches from its original course. According to Smithsonian Magazine, the water pumped from deep reservoirs eventually spilled into the oceans, shifting the balance of the entire planet in a measurable and troubling way. The Earth moved because we misplaced its weight.
Such a forceful global nudge from human activity was once unthinkable.
Researchers learned that the drift can no longer be explained by melting ice sheets or natural shifts alone. Human driven groundwater extraction has surpassed nature itself as the leading force behind this tilt, as stated by a study summarized in Nature.
The water drained from land surged into the oceans, making them heavier and unevenly distributed. That imbalance pulled on the axis, adding another twist to the planet’s tilt.
The oceans do not fill evenly. They swell in certain regions more than others and that swelling tugs at the planet like a shifting weight on a slowly turning wheel. The deeper the seas rise the more strain the Earth endures in its attempt to find balance again.
Axial shifts influence how sunlight strikes the world, distributing warmth unevenly across regions. Over time even small changes can alter weather patterns, storm behavior and seasonal timing."
"The Earth has lurched in a direction no one expected, tilting just enough to unsettle scientists who track the quiet movements beneath our feet.
Such a forceful global nudge from human activity was once unthinkable.
Researchers learned that the drift can no longer be explained by melting ice sheets or natural shifts alone. Human driven groundwater extraction has surpassed nature itself as the leading force behind this tilt, as stated by a study summarized in Nature.
The water drained from land surged into the oceans, making them heavier and unevenly distributed. That imbalance pulled on the axis, adding another twist to the planet’s tilt.
The oceans do not fill evenly. They swell in certain regions more than others and that swelling tugs at the planet like a shifting weight on a slowly turning wheel. The deeper the seas rise the more strain the Earth endures in its attempt to find balance again.
Axial shifts influence how sunlight strikes the world, distributing warmth unevenly across regions. Over time even small changes can alter weather patterns, storm behavior and seasonal timing."
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