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A Recent Study Suggests That Excessive Groundwater (GW) Extraction Is Causing The Earth’s Rotational Axis To Drift East, At A Rate Of ~14.3 cm/ Yr, Contributing To Sea Level Rise. Computer Models And Data Indicate GW As The 2nd Most Notable Driver In Long-Term Axis Variations, After Mantle Flow. GW Is Crucial For, E.G., Drinking & Farming.

Humans pump so much groundwater that Earth’s axis has shifted, study finds | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/world/pumping-groundwater-earth-axis-shifting-scn/index.html

New research shows that persistent groundwater extraction over more than a decade has shifted the axis on which our planet rotates.