Scientists have recently made a mind-blowing discovery that water is slowly trickling down from the Earth’s surface, uncovering a massive hidden ocean beneath the Earth’s crust. And now, they’ve found that the Earth’s axis is shifting unexpectedly.
It turns out that the Earth’s tilt is changing gradually over time, and while it was previously attributed to global warming and the melting of polar ice caps, new research suggests that groundwater extraction is playing a larger role than anticipated.
Groundwater depletion caused by irrigation can force the poles to move due to the Earth’s distribution of mass shifting. This phenomenon has the potential to alter the Earth’s seasons over time. But the real concern lies in how we’re consuming the Earth’s natural resources, particularly regarding the use of salty water on dehydrated land.
In a study published in Geophysical Research Letters, Ki-Weon Seo of National University revealed that the redistribution of groundwater has the largest impact on the drift of the Earth’s rotational pole, highlighting the significant impact of human activities on the planet.
This discovery comes on the heels of the revelation that water is seeping down from the Earth’s surface, making a 2,900-kilometer journey to the core. This slow process has shaped a new surface between the Earth’s outer core and mantle over billions of years.
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