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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEarth is begining to spin faster...and guess what some scientists believe is the reason.
When dinosaurs still roamed the planet 70 million years ago, a single day on Earth lasted about 23 1/2 hours, according to a 2020 study published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.
Since 1820, scientists documented Earth's rotation slowing down, according to NASA. In the past few years, it began speeding up, McCarthy said.
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Why is the speed increasing?
Researchers do not have a definitive answer on how or why Earth is turning slightly faster, but it may be due to glacial isostatic adjustment, or the movement of land due to melting glaciers, McCarthy said.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/world/earth-shortest-day-rotation-scn/index.html
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)imparted this movement into the Earth when it slammed into the Earth?
panader0
(25,816 posts)And I thought it might just be because I'm getting older.
KPN
(15,643 posts)whered the day go? Every day now! No wonder!
Xavier Breath
(3,626 posts)I knew it, they're acting like propellers! Damn green energy
H2O Man
(73,537 posts)Hmmmmm ..... let's see ..... something warmer is moving faster.
Thank you for this. It is much appreciated.
Tickle
(2,520 posts)is passing by very quickly
LOL i'm trying to make a joke
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)global1
(25,242 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)NASA/JPL noticed it after the 2004 Andaman quake.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-details-earthquake-effects-on-the-earth