Can pumping groundwater really flip Earth's poles? An expert explains

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Jul 31, 2026, 8:20 am84 ptsTrending
Recently, a government minister in the Northern Territory, pitching a plan to make Darwin "the data center capital of the globe," suggested it might be a good idea to pump out groundwater to keep Earth's spin steady. If we don't, she said, we might risk "flipping the poles again."

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