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Human activity has 'nudged the earth's spin'

Humans have been moving so much groundwater around the Earth over the past twenty years, that the tilt on the Earth’s axis has moved slightly eastwards. So, what effect could this have on us all? Roger Highfield, science journalist and director of the Science Museum in the UK joined Sean to discuss...

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14.10 11 Jul 2023


Human activity has 'nudged the earth's spin'


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14.10 11 Jul 2023


Humans have been moving so much groundwater around the Earth over the past twenty years, that the tilt on the Earth’s axis has moved slightly eastwards.

So, what effect could this have on us all?

Roger Highfield, science journalist and director of the Science Museum in the UK joined Sean to discuss...


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