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Humans pump so much groundwater that Earth’s axis has shifted, study finds (edition.cnn.com)
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New research shows that persistent groundwater extraction over more than a decade has shifted the axis on which our planet rotates.

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[–] disposabletentacle@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

The CNN article fails to mention that the "two decades" they were measuring were 1993–2010. So, there's been another 13 years since then, and humanity's water usage has probably only risen in that time.