We all know that human activity is causing our planet to warm up at an unprecedented rate, but you probably didn’t know that it’s also changing the speed and shape of the planet as well?

Advert According to Richard Gross, a geophysicist at NASA's JPL in Pasadena, California, the earthquake caused the Earth to wobble slightly on its axis, thus speeding up the planet’s rotation.

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Earth responds, sometimes by changing its rotation or gravitational balance. It’s not just about how they look or function; these structures interact with the planet on a scale that’s easy to ...