Researchers from ETH Zurich reveal that climate change is slowing Earth's rotation, potentially adding 2.62 milliseconds to each day by 2100.
As human-caused climate change melts ice, Earth's center of gravity shifts, impacting its rotation by increasing inertia, which could disrupt space travel.
The decrease in Earth's rotation due to melting ice caps is more significant to day length than moon's impact, gradually making days longer than the standard 86,400 seconds.
Scientists now differentiate between factors affecting Earth's rotation, noting human-induced climate change as a significant contributor to lengthening days.
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