Earth Slows Down As Temperatures Heat Up

Scientists used more than 120 years of data to decipher how melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas are nudging the planet’s spin axis and lengthening days. Recent studies reveal that Earth’s days are lengthening, a trend accelerating due to climate-driven changes such as glacier melt and aquifer depletion. These alterations in mass distribution not [...]

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