A surprising fact has emerged about groundwater, which provides most of our water needs. Scientists have revealed that the poles of the Earth have shifted with the decrease in groundwater.

Moreover, the displacement in question is not at a negligible level. Only in 17 years North and South Pole 78.48 centimeters They turned out to be moving east.

But how does the fall in groundwater affect the polar points?

The answer to this question actually lies in physics. When a change is made in the weight distribution of a rotating object, the axis of rotation will also shift. Part of the weight change in the world by declining groundwater arises.

Groundwater, of course, does not turn into steam either. Whether for agriculture or everyday use, we bring these waters to the surface, use them and release them back into the cycle of nature. However, the water does not immediately go underground, it first accumulates in the oceans.

What upsets the balance of the world is the imbalance in this distribution. Distribution of water from aquifers to oceans, It shifts the Earth’s axis of rotation.

The 17-year period that scientists talk about in their study is not the 17 years we have left behind. The data in the study, Between 1993 and 2010 consists of the observed polar motion. So the current axis shift can only be estimated at this point.

In total in these 17 years We spend 2150 gigatons of groundwater (and so we bring to Earth) is estimated.

So, will this affect us?

In the long run, our poles may indeed shift. In fact, it does, and it is natural. But what’s alarming, according to the scientists’ findings, is one of our most important sources. rapid depletion of groundwater.

This will affect not only our lives, but also the Earth and all life. With the rising of the oceans the percentage of land will decrease.