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| Subject: Here they go again! 'Human activity has caused' a shift in the tilt of Earth's spin axis Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:58 pm | |
| For the first time, human activity has caused a shift in the tilt of Earth's spin axis, which could affect GPS and other satellite measurements.
For the first time, the growing ecological footprint of humans has caused the whole planet to change its tilt.
The shift in the tilt of the Earth's axis was revealed by NASA scientists following a careful analysis of satellite data revealing a major redistribution of water and ice around the globe.
This needs to be taken into account when interpreting some satellite data and making precise measurements using GPS. Professor Matt King, University of Tasmania
This was the result of global warming causing hundreds of billions of tonnes of ice to melt every year in Greenland and west Antarctica, coupled with a deficit of water in Eurasia, the scientists concluded.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/global-warming-is-changing-the-earths-tilt-20160413-go5tgb.html |
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