The Earth has tilted 31.5 inches and its all a result of human activity. The way the planet rotates has been fundamentally changed by the process of pumping groundwater, and it is having a far bigger impact than previously imagined. As a result, sea levels have risen .24 inches in less than two deca...

The Earth has tilted 31.5 inches and its all a result of human activity.

The way the planet rotates has been fundamentally changed by the process of pumping groundwater, and it is having a far bigger impact than previously imagined.

As a result, sea levels have risen .24 inches in less than two decades and the Earth has tilted 31.5 inches.

  • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Your title is misleading. The article does not say that the 31.5 inch axis tilt is having a huge impact on our planet. It says groundwater pumping is causing changes in sea level and also causing a change in the axis tilt.

    The axis tilt itself is an effect, not a cause.

    • Uli@sopuli.xyz
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      2 days ago

      But it is! I put my keys right here a few hundred years ago and now I can’t find them! I’ve looked in a 30.5 inch radius, so I’m pretty sure they’re gone for good.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 days ago

      As a result, sea levels have risen .24 inches in less than two decades and the Earth has tilted 31.5 inches.

      You don’t think that has a huge impact? Really?

      • AmidFuror@fedia.io
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        2 days ago

        Read his comment again. He’s saying sea level rise and axis tilt are both effects of a common cause. Without including the sea level rise, since it’s not an effect of the axial tilt, what is the huge impact of the change in the tilt?