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The Earth has tilted 31.5 inches because of human activity   https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/earth-tilted-315-inches-sea-level global balance   When humans pump groundwater, it has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation.   Additionally, a study documents just how much of an influence groundwater pumping has on climate change.   Understanding this relatively recent data may provide a better understanding of how to help stave off sea-level rise.   Water has power. So much power, in fact, that pumping Earth’s groundwater can change the planet’s tilt and rotation. It can also impact sea-level rise and other consequences of climate change.   Pumping groundwater appears to have a greater consequence than ever previously thought. But now — thanks to a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters — we can see that, in less than two decades, Earth has tilted 31.5 inches as a result of pumping groundwater. This equates to...

  Is climate change accelerating and is it worse than we expected?   16 August 2023,  By Michael Le Page With temperature records tumbling, it is only natural to worry about cascading tipping points, but the reality is far more nuanced     Unprecedented bouts of extreme weather and related events around the world raise the question of whether climate scientists have underestimated how fast the world is warming and how severe the consequences will be. Here are the key facts you need to know.   Is the world warming faster than we expected? What made July 2023 the hottest month ever recorded? Extreme weather and temperatures made July 2023 a shocking month, with human-driven global warming, the El Niño climate pattern and perhaps even a 2022 volcanic eruption contributing to the broken records   Data source: ERA5. Credit: Copernicus Climate Change Service/ECMWF July 2023 was the hottest month on record, the European Centre for Medium-Range...

  NEW MEASUREMENTS SUGGEST TROPICAL CYCLONES MAY INFLUENCE GLOBAL CLIMATE Scripps researchers find that tropical cyclones cause deeper and longer lasting ocean warming than previously thought, setting the stage for unexpected and far reaching implications Tropical cyclone spins over the Pacific Ocean. Photo: kctony01/iStock New research from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds tropical cyclones cause ocean turbulence that extends deeper than previously thought, causing mixing that transfers heat from the surface to waters nearly 300 meters (roughly 1,000 feet) down. The researchers suggest that the ocean warming caused by tropical cyclones goes deep enough to persist for months or years and travel far from its point of origin, potentially altering the broader patterns of ocean circulation that partly regulate Earth’s climate. The  study , published June 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, draws its conclusions from dire...