ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Science@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoWe dammed so much water it moved Earth's poles - Scimexwww.scimex.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkWe dammed so much water it moved Earth's poles - Scimexwww.scimex.orgooli3@sopuli.xyz to Science@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI would have thought the volume of water retained on land by dams would be more than offset by the volume lost to melting glaciers.
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days ago While the shift is small, it could help scientists understand how the poles will move if major glaciers and ice sheets melt due to climate change understanding the effect upon the glaciers seems to be their goal.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYeah—I just don’t understand how they disentangle the two if they’re both happening simultaneously.
I would have thought the volume of water retained on land by dams would be more than offset by the volume lost to melting glaciers.
understanding the effect upon the glaciers seems to be their goal.
Yeah—I just don’t understand how they disentangle the two if they’re both happening simultaneously.