Posted on 04/08/2016 4:07:23 PM PDT by PROCON
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis, a new NASA study finds.
Melting ice sheets - especially in Greenland - are changing the distribution of weight on Earth. And that has caused both the North Pole and the wobble, which is called polar motion, to change course, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science Advances.
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And just how heavily should “Big Oil” be fined because of damaging the Erf’s wobble?
So, how well do we understand the wobble? Does variation of the wobble manifest it self in the Milankovich Cycles?
We’re doomed! No point in living any longer. The end is near!
“While scientists say the shift is harmless, it is meaningful. Jonathan Overpeck, professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona who wasn’t part of the study, said “this highlights how real and profoundly large an impact humans are having on the planet.”
It is impossible to pack more speciousness into one paragraph. Impossible.
Something canNOT be harmless and meaningful in a negative manner. If it is harmless then if it is meaningful it is either neutral or good.
And there is nothing in this phenomenon that points to human activity. Nothing. Greenland was named Greenland because IT WAS GREEN back in the 9th century. Thus, there must have been a similar wobble (cause->effect). Erik the Red and his campfires caused it?
Of course, liberals are too stupid to draw straight lines in conclusions. Professor or not.
They just make up connections and jump to conclusions. This is science?
I wonder, how much are they paying junior ad guys to try and out do one another with the most inane memes regarding the fake global warming? Seems the competition is pretty lame and this one is hilarious...weebles wooble but they don’t fall down!
31 deg F at Thule right now. Last time I looked, that’s below freezing. Glacier melt on hold.
Pretty sure that’s due to all the wind turbines.
The wobble happens because when ice melts due to global warming it doesn’t blend in with ocean water like ice that melts naturally.
Thanks, I needed that!
It might play havoc with navigation tables and the like.
Sure thing, NASA.
Lemme guess: the antidote is more time and money spent on muslim outreach, and less time and money on foolish things - like space exploration.
Oh yes, and more taxes to the UN.
If the earth is wobbling, then Guam will soon capsize.
:-)
blame the sun
>>It might play havoc with navigation tables and the like.<<
If you navigate by sexton, I suppose...
;)
I think I meant sextant, not sexton (although having the latter on board couldn’t hurt).
#stoppolarmotionTM
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