The planet is a big, wobbly top — and melting ice is changing how it spins

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By Brian KahnApr 8, 2016, 6:03 pm196 pts
The spin of the earth is a constant in our lives. It’s quite literally why night follows day. And while that cycle isn’t going away, climate change is messing with the axis upon which our fair planet spins. Ice melting has caused a drift in polar motion, a somewhat esoteric term that tells scientists a lot…

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