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Earth’s rotation is speeding up — here’s what it means for timekeeping
Find out what’s speeding up Earth’s rotation and why it may force timekeepers to delete a second ...
"The current rapid rise in day length can thus be attributed primarily to human influences," said professor Benedikt Soja.
Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...
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