We’ve Pumped So Much Groundwater That We’ve Nudged the Earth’s Spin
Sea level rise due to groundwater withdrawal has caused the Earth’s rotational
pole to wander nearly a meter, Rebecca Dzombak, American geophysical Union
[news.agu.org]

Seo, K.W., Ryu, D., Eom, J., Jeon, T., Kim, J.S., Youm, K., Chen, J. and
Wilson, C.R., 2023. Drift of Earth's pole confirms groundwater depletion
as a significant contributor to global sea level rise 1993–2010. Geophysical
Research Letters, 50(12), p.e2023GL103509. open access
[agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)