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Humans pump so much groundwater that Earth’s axis has shifted, study finds (edition.cnn.com)
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New research shows that persistent groundwater extraction over more than a decade has shifted the axis on which our planet rotates.

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[–] Spzi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Haven’t humans been extracting groundwater (i.e. drilling wells for drinking water & irrigation) since prehistoric times?

Most of the time limited by their own muscle power. Then a few animals. Then steam engines and motors with potentially unlimited power.