The Earth's rotation is accelerating, leading to significantly shorter days on July 9, July 22, and August 5. This acceleration is unexpected and contradicts a long-term trend of deceleration observed since 1972. Various factors have influenced Earth's rotation, including changing sea levels and the Moon's distance, but the cause of this recent acceleration remains unidentified. Previous influences included significant earthquakes impacting the Earth's axis. The potential for continued acceleration in Earth's rotation raises intriguing questions for scientists monitoring these changes.
According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and August 5 of this year will be some of the shortest days in recent memory, slicing well over a millisecond off the usual 24 hours.
Most scientists believe it is something inside the Earth; ocean and atmospheric models don't explain this huge acceleration.
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