Earth's axis

NASA Earth Axis v2

Melting ice is causing the Earth’s axis to shift direction

Science

Global warming has profound effects on our planet, including melting Earth’s immense ice sheets. A new study from NASA reveals an unexpected result of all that ice melting: It’s moving the axis of rotation of the entire planet.

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