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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe impact of climate change has been felt across the globe in rising temperatures and rising sea...
Human activities are changing Earth's spin so much that it might affect how we keep time
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoYou can't tell from standing on it, but Earth's rotation rate is changing.Alexandr Gryzlov / Getty...
Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, with possible consequences for timekeeping
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGlobal warming has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time. A...
Climate Change Is Breaking Time
Heatmap News via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoThinking too hard about time is a little like thinking too hard about blinking; it seems natural and intuitive until suddenly you’re sweating and it...
Melting polar ice is messing with global timekeeping
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMan setting clock. What happened So much polar ice is melting and flowing toward the equator that it's influencing how fast the Earth spins, complicating...
Polar Ice Melt Is Altering the Rotation of the Earth, Affecting Timekeeping
Yale Environment 360 via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Earth is spinning slightly faster than it was a few years ago, but the rapid melt of polar ice...
How rising temperatures affect the Earth’s rotation
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis Aug. 26, 2017, photo made available by NASA shows Hurricane Harvey over Texas as seen from the International Space Station. A new study found that...
Earth’s Rotation Is Alarmingly Slowing Down
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGlobal Warming Is Slowing Earth’s RotationGetty Images In recent years, the Earth’s rotation has been speeding up due to dynamics in the planet’s liquid...
Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOne day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly...
Why scientists say we need to send clocks to the moon — soon
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