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Earth Was Mysteriously Thrown Off-Kilter In 2015. Now, Scientists Think They Know Why.

Earth Was Mysteriously Thrown Off-Kilter In 2015. Now, Scientists Think They Know Why.
science9/26/2025

The sudden reduction in the Chandler wobble, a deviation between Earth’s axis and crust, may primarily originate in a powerful La Niña event, reports a new study.

Have you noticed anything out of whack about Earth since 2015? I’m speaking, of course, about how our planet’s wobble started shrinking that year, a mysterious shift that scientists have been puzzling over ever since. Now, researchers think they migh... [5328 chars]