Melting Antarctic Ice Is Causing an Actual Shift in Gravity

This story originally appeared in Slate and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Gravity—yes, gravity—is the latest victim of climate change in Antarctica. That’s the stunning conclusion announced Friday by the European Space Agency. “The loss of ice from West Antarctica between 2009 and 2012 caused a dip in the gravity … Continue reading Melting Antarctic Ice Is Causing an Actual Shift in Gravity