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Earth's spin is easing off the gas, increasing the length of a day by about 1.33 milliseconds per century over the past 20 years, as reported in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
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Switzerland and Austria (research origin)
Who
researchers in Switzerland and Austria, Zurich geoscientist Benedikt Soja
What
Earth's spin is easing off the gas, increasing the length of a day by about 1.33 milliseconds per century over the past 20 years, as reported in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:28:00 GMT · 6h 20m ago
Where
Switzerland and Austria (research origin) ·
Why
Ice melt tied to warming temperatures is shifting mass away from the poles, causing the planet's rotation to slow.
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How this affects you
The slowing of Earth's rotation, though currently by small amounts, is unprecedented in at least 3.6 million years and could eventually affect technologies like GPS and navigation apps that rely on precise timing. While the trend can be slowed, it cannot currently be reversed.
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