pumping ground water changed the tilt of the earth

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A research shows that estimated 2,150 gigatons of groundwater were pumped from the earth between 1993 – 2010. The moving of huge masses of water caused the earth to tilt 78 cm eastward. It will not have a major effect on seasons.

 

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