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Climate change is subtly slowing Earth's rotation, study finds
Original: When the atmosphere slows the Earth: Uncovering a subtle signal of climate change
New research indicates that climate change is measurably affecting the speed of Earth's rotation. As warming alters the distribution of mass—melting ice shifting water toward the equator and changing atmospheric dynamics—the planet's spin is gradually slowing, lengthening days by tiny fractions of a second. Scientists say this subtle effect, once dominated by natural lunar influences, shows human activity now leaves fingerprints even on the planet's fundamental mechanics.
Why now: A new study drawing attention to how human-caused climate change affects something as fundamental as the length of a day.
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