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The melting of Greenland and Antarctica is changing the Earth's rotation
2016-04-09 01:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wahingtonpost: The melting of Greenland and Antarctica is changing the Earth's rotation Even as the Earth spins on its axis in a west to east direction, that axis itself is also moving This means that the physical North and South poles are actually shifting every 24 hours Researchers observed this using NASA's GRACE satellites, which measure gravitational change An iceberg floats in the sea near Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Island, Greenland, on July 21, 2011. Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles...
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