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Melting glaciers have been shifting the Earth’s poles since 1995, new study suggests

27 Apr 2021 Hamish Johnston
Photo of glacier calving
Polar effect: part of an Antarctic glacier calving into the sea. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Bernhard-Staehli)
The rotation of the Earth has been affected over the past 25 years by the rapid melting of glaciers

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