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Consider the following statements: Statement I: Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth’s rotation and axis. Statement II: Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections bombarded the Earth’s outermost atmosphere with tremendous amount of energy. Statement III: As the Earth’s polar ice melts, the water tends to move towards the equator. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? [UPSC CSE Prelims 2025]

1. Consider the following statements:

Statement I: Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth’s rotation and axis.
Statement II: Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections bombarded the Earth’s outermost atmosphere with tremendous amount of energy.
Statement III: As the Earth’s polar ice melts, the water tends to move towards the equator.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? [UPSC CSE Prelims 2025]

 

Read more: SciTech0156 — Earth’s Rotation Axis Shift: Ice Melt and the Figure-Skater Effect — the full explanation of why polar ice melt (not solar flares) is shifting Earth’s rotation axis, including NASA JPL’s GRACE satellite data and the figure-skater physics behind it.

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