Rampant groundwater pumping has altered Earth's spin: Study
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Between 1993 and 2010, humans pumped out so much groundwater that it changed Earth's tilt by 31.5 inches, according to new research. Displacing large quantities of water affects Earth's axis, on which the planet spins. During those years, the study estimates that humans extracted 2,150 gigatons of groundwater. For reference, this amount would cause the global sea level to rise by 0.24 inches.