US EditionThe 3.6-Million-Year Brake: Why Climate Change Is Slowing Earth’s Spin
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The planet rotates slower – and man is to blame for it. Researchers provide the clearest proof of this so far.
Climate change not only heats up the atmosphere – it also changes how fast the Earth rotates. Researchers have now reconstructed what this means: our days are getting longer.
© titoOnz / depositphotos.com Climate change slows down Earth rotation and extends days measurable. New study shows unprecedented development for millions of years.
An international team of researchers found that human activity is not only warming the atmosphere and raising sea level, but is also changing the duration of the Earth's day. According to a study led by the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich, the current increase in the duration of days — of about 1.33 milliseconds per century — has no comparison in the past 3.6 million years of climate history. This phenomenon is explained by a basic principle…
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