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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Melting Glaciers Can Even Shift Earth’s Poles, Says Study [Forbes, 23 April 2021]

Title:
Melting glaciers can even shift Earth's poles, says study

Author:
Bruce Dorminey

Published:
Forbes, 23 April 2021

From the article:
Global warming is likely the cause of a slight shift in Earth’s poles that occurred in the 1990s, a new Chinese-led study reports. Melting glaciers redistributed enough water to push the poles into a sudden and rapid drift toward longitude 26 degrees East at a rate of 3.28 millimeters (0.129 inches) per year, the team reports.