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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months ago

Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented rate, thanks to climate change | Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening days by 1.33 milliseconds per century

www.scientificamerican.com

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Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented rate, thanks to climate change | Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening days by 1.33 milliseconds per century

www.scientificamerican.com

silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months ago
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Earth’s days are getting longer at an unprecedented rate. Climate change is to blame
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Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening days by 1.33 milliseconds per century

Archived copies of the article:

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The papers are here and here. The first paper is paywalled, the second is open-access.

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    1.3 milliseconds in a century doesn’t sound like a big deal.

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      Are you gonna work that extra time for free?

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        Based

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      Yeah, it seems to be measurable if they can put a number on it - which means it is technically significant. But it does seem to be least of our problems as a result of climate change.

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