You can’t tell by standing on it, but the Earth’s rotation speed is changing.Aleksandr Gryzlov / Getty Images Melting polar ice caused by climate change is affecting Earth’s rotation, according to new research. We may have to adjust timekeeping by “jumping” a second in 2029. A human-caused change in the Earth’s rotation has never been… Read More »
A crack in an ice sheet in the Antarctic ice sheet caused by climate change. Humanity is rapidly waking up to the fact that time is running out to take action to reduce the effects of climate change. Ironically, climate change itself, caused by greenhouse gas emissions through the burning of fossil fuels, may help… Read More »
One day in the next few years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when this will happen is influenced by people, according to a new study; because melting polar ice changes the rotation of the Earth and changes time. The hours and minutes that determine our days are determined… Read More »
Global warming has slowed the Earth’s rotation slightly, and this may affect how we measure time. A study published Wednesday found that melting polar ice — an accelerating trend driven primarily by human-caused climate change — is causing the Earth to spin less quickly than it normally does. The study’s author, Duncan Agnew, a geophysicist… Read More »
ratpack223/Getty Images At its equator, the Earth rotates at approximately 1,040 mph. What if it suddenly stops? Unless you’re at the poles, you and everything else can fly at hundreds of miles per hour. The Earth’s rotation is actually slowing down by an estimated 2.3 milliseconds per century. “Stop the world, I want to get… Read More »