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Earth's axis tilts 31.5 inches - and scientists pinpoint exactly who is to blame
Humans have been identified as the culprits behind a startling shift in Earth's axis by almost 31.5 inches (nearly 80cm), a recent study reveals. Climate change researchers uncovered this alarming ...
Space.com21d
The next ice age is coming in 10,000 years — unless climate change prevents it
Precession is why the Pole Star changes over time. Currently Earth's rotational axis is pointed toward Polaris in Ursa Minor, but in the past it has pointed at different stars, and will do so ...
Business Insider6y
What would happen if Earth reversed its rotation and spun backwards
Well, you'll change a lot more than just the sunsets ... That's how quickly Earth rotates on its axis, from West to East. And that rotation is largely responsible for the distribution of every ...
Business Today4mon
‘Earth is falling’: Scientists discover 31.5-inch shift in Earth’s axis over the past two decades
This movement is linked to changes in Earth’s rotation and has significant environmental implications. Water redistribution on the planet affects its rotational pole. Like adding weight to a ...
ScienceAlert21d
Study Reveals How Earth's Orbit Triggers Ice Ages, And There's One in The Next 11,000 Years
Earth's history is a roller-coaster of climate fluctuations, of relative warmth giving way to frozen periods of glaciation before rising up again to the more temperate climes we experience today.
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Green Sahara: African Humid Periods Paced by Earth's Orbital Changes
We now know that these images document a dramatic climate change across North Africa from ... a 41,000 year cycle in the tilt of the Earth's axis (obliquity) and a 20,000-year cycle in the ...