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fromMail Online
1 week ago

Scientists reveal what will happen if Earth continues to spin faster

Small observed millisecond decreases in day length contrast with fictional scenarios where Earth's accelerating spin would cause catastrophic centrifugal effects, ocean bulging, and widespread disasters.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Circular Motion by Alex Foster review what if the world spun faster and faster?

Widespread pod-based travel accelerates Earth's rotation, progressively shortening days and triggering social, biological, and environmental collapse.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Hurry up! Scientists predict today will be (slightly) shorter than normal

The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service has predicted that July 22 could come out about a millisecond short of a standard 24-hour spin.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Did You Know Earth's Poles Wander? Blame Dams

Over the past 200 years, humans have stored hundreds of billions of liters of water in thousands of dams around the world, pushing Earth's geographic poles away from its axis of rotation.
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fromMail Online
2 months ago

Exact date when the world's next shortest day will occur

On July 9, the world experienced one of the shortest days in recorded history, at 1.3 milliseconds shorter than the average day.
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fromFast Company
2 months ago

Earth is about to break its own speed record - here's why

Earth will spin faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, taking approximately 1.3 to 1.51 milliseconds less than the usual 24-hour period.
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