Antarctic Ice Loss Big Enough To Cause Measurable Shift In Earth's Gravity

An anonymous reader writes: Contrary to what we were sometimes taught in high school physics, the Earth's gravity is not constant. It actually shows slight variations on different parts of the Earth's surface, and the variations correlate with the density of the material on that surface. The European Space Agency has been measuring gravity for four years, mapping these variations and recording the changes those variations have undergone. Its data indicates "a significant decrease [in gravity] in the region of Antarctica where land ice is melting fastest. Further analysis is, of course, planned so that the whole of Antarctica can be taken into account and "the clearest picture yet of the pace of global warming" can be determined on that continent.

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Re:"Contrary to what we were sometimes taught"

[pepty]

Actually, the reason why space missions are launched from places closer to the equator is that missions are cheaper there: money near the equator is moving at a higher percentage of escape velocity than money at the poles. That's why the tax havens are frequently in those latitudes.

Re:"Contrary to what we were sometimes taught"

[PolygamousRanchKid]

but in France

We've discussed these issues in France for Google and Amazon already. If gravity is doing business in France, gravity is subject to the laws of France. The French government can tax gravity to pay for subsidies of other weaker forces in France.

Re:The last sentence in the summary...

[overpar]

Tired of this nonsense, call me when the sea level ACTUALLY RISES.