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We’ve pumped so much groundwater that we’ve nudged Earth’s spin

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By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) east between 1993 and 2010 alone, according to a new study.

Source: ScienceDaily.com