The redistribution of groundwater tilted Earth’s rotational axis east by more than 31 inches (78.7 centimeters) in just under two decades, according to the models.

Earth tilted 31.5 inches, a study finds. So whose fault is that? Humans, of course. The pumping of groundwater could affect the climate and make sea levels rise, according to a study.

The study included data from 1993 through 2010, and showed that the pumping of as much as 2,150 gigatons of groundwater has caused a change in the Earth’s tilt of roughly 31.5 inches.

Ever wondered if human ingenuity could literally shift our planet? Turns out, it can – albeit ever so slightly.

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In less than 20 years, human activities—especially the pumping of groundwater—have caused the Earth’s axis to shift by about 31.5 inches (or 80 centimeters), according to a new study. This ...

Humans’ unquenchable thirst for groundwater has sucked so much liquid from subsurface reserves that it’s affecting Earth’s tilt, according to a new study.