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Antarctic Gravity Hole Linked to Earth's Internal Movements

3/8/2026

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Gravity varies across Earth's surface, with the weakest pull beneath Antarctica.
Alessandro Forte and Petar Glišovic link slow deep-Earth rock movements to the Antarctic gravity hole.
They published in Scientific Reports after using earthquake data and computer models to map gravity.
The study suggests gravity changes could affect sea levels and ice-sheet stability.
Future research will explore how Earth's internal processes relate to climate changes.

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Story summary

Gravity varies across Earth's surface, with the weakest pull beneath Antarctica.
Alessandro Forte and Petar Glišovic link slow deep-Earth rock movements to the Antarctic gravity hole.
They published in Scientific Reports after using earthquake data and computer models to map gravity.
The study suggests gravity changes could affect sea levels and ice-sheet stability.
Future research will explore how Earth's internal processes relate to climate changes.