North Pole 'moving towards London'

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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...ondon-because-of-global-warming-a3224206.html

North Pole 'moving towards London' because of melting ice sheets

Nasa scientists have revealed the North Pole is slowly moving towards London because of environmental changes driven by global warming.

Experts said the way the Earth wobbles on its axis between the North and South Pole has changed because melting ice sheets, especially in Greenland, have altered the distribution of weight on the planet...

“The logic is very simple. When you see a positive gravity anomaly you are getting more mass in that region, and the only explanation for that is the movement of water on a huge scale.

“It's a significant sign of climate change, together with the global changes in sea level rise, and it's a good indicator of climate variability.”

Since 2003, Greenland has lost on average more than 600 trillion pounds of ice a year which has contributed to a shift in the Earth’s gravity.

Furthermore, West Antarctica loses 275 trillion pounds of ice while East Antarctica gains about 165 trillion pounds yearly to help tilt the axis.

Experts said the wobble is too small to notice for most, but does make a difference to GPS results, satellites and observatories.
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Another pole heading to London? More ammo for Brexit.
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bokdrol said:
Why London in particular? Why not Glasgow or Oslo?
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because ''the wobble is too small to notice for most, but does make a difference to GPS results, satellites and observatories.'' so it may also end up in Glasgow or Paris.
 
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