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Shifting Earth’s Axis
The Earth’s axis normally wobbles a bit due to various reasons. In the last 100+ years, it has shifted by about 34 feet because of natural and human-related factors. Ice melting caused more than half of this shift. Other things, like the Earth’s inner layer moving, also affect it, but melting Antarctic ice is the quickest and maybe most destructive way. Experts say this could turn into a feedback loop where the axis shift exposes the poles to warm currents, speeding up ice melt. Once the melting starts, it’s nigh impossible to stop or reverse it. This affects world climate and sea levels a lot. We’re already seeing some effects, and scientists worry it will worsen if melting speeds up.
