We’ve pumped so much groundwater that we’ve nudged the Earth’s spin

The shifting of mass and consequent sea level rise due to groundwater withdrawal has caused the Earth’s rotational pole to wander nearly a meter in two decades 15 June 2023 Here, the researchers compare the observed polar motion (red arrow, “OBS”) to the modeling results without (dashed blue arrow) and with (solid blue arrow) groundwater … Continue reading We’ve pumped so much groundwater that we’ve nudged the Earth’s spin