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Global warming has slightly slowed Earth's rotation — and it could affect how we measure time
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 months agoGlobal warming has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time. A...
Rotation of Earth’s inner core may have slowed, puzzling new discovery suggests
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe way that the Earth’s solid inner core layer rotates may have changed recently, slowing down in...
The Earth broke its record for the shortest day – and the effects could be ‘devastating’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Earth has set a new record for the shortest day. The planet completed a full spin on 29 June...
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 Is Spinning Faster Than Usual, Giving Us the Shortest Day EVER Recorded
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoOn June 29, Earth experienced its shortest-ever day—1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours. The...
Earth is spinning faster than usual and had its shortest day ever
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Earth is spinning faster, and recently recorded its shortest day ever, scientists say. June 29,...
Humans have changed the Earth's axis — and our GPS and satellite navigation systems need it to work
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPlanet Earth On A TightropeGetty Images/mspoli As humans extract more and more groundwater, we are...
Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHumanity's activities and climate change are impacting the polar ice sheets, causing excessive...
The Earth has tilted on its axis differently over the last few decades due to melting ice caps
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA's asteroid-bound NEAR spacecraft took this mosaic image of Earth in January 1998.NEAR...
Melting polar ice may be slowing Earth’s spin and messing with how we measure time
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the next couple of years, everyone on Earth will lose a second of time but when exactly this...