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Earth has tilted 31.5 inches because of human activity

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Earth tilted 31.5 inches, a study finds. So whose fault is that? Humans, of course.

Pumping an unimaginable amount of groundwater out of the earth is why Earth has tilted over two dozen degrees, a study found.

Earth's rotation is tilting and its humans' fault

I’m very glad to find the unexplained cause of the rotation pole drift,” Seo said. “On the other hand, as a resident of Earth and a father, I’m concerned and surprised that pumping groundwater is another source of sea-level rise,

Earth's rotation has tilted 31.5 inches, and humans are 100% to blame

Groundwater pumping tilts Earth’s rotation, raising sea levels and impacting climate change globally, according to a new study.

Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,'

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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,' as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet's Asteroid Companion Came From

After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” On Monday, the asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 was tugged away from our planet and resumed its course in the sun’s orbit once more.

Earth is saying goodbye to its mini moon – but don’t fret, it’ll be back

Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will return again soon.

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As Earth says goodbye to 'mini-moon,' asteroid's possible lunar origin revealed

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's orbit.

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Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'

Asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second ...

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NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow

WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...

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A super-Earth beyond Mars would have made Earth nearly uninhabitable

A pair of planetary scientists simulated how our solar system might have evolved if it had a super-Earth orbiting where the ...

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NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier

GRACE satellites take monthly measurements of changes in Earth 's gravity, which allows scientists to see if there's also a ...

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Huge, 7-mile scar torn across Australia's Nullarbor Plain discovered by caver scouring Google Earth

After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado ...

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A look inside underground, Earth-sheltered homes

Bissonette has one of the about 650 homes Mankato, Minn.-based Earth Sheltered Technology has built since it began in 1981.

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Life on Mars May Have Appeared Around the Time It Did on Earth

The essential ingredient for life, water, appeared on both planets around 4.4 billion years ago, new research indicates.

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Magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze at Jupiter's poles

While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, ...

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