Exploring the Effects of Groundwater Extraction on Earth's Axis
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Who discovered that humans have changed the tilt of Earth's axis by extracting groundwater?

Ki-Weon Seo

How much groundwater was extracted between 1993 and 2010?

two trillion tons

What is the rate at which the mass of polar ice is drifting?

4.36 centimetres a year

By how much have sea levels risen due to the pumping of groundwater?

<p>6.24 millimetres</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Professor Seo explain about the effect of groundwater on Earth's gravity?

<p>Every mass moving around on the surface of the Earth can change the rotation axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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