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Health & Science4h 45m ago
Earth's spin is easing off the gas, with the length of a day increasing by about 1.33 milliseconds per century over the past 20 years.
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Greenland, Antarctica
Who
researchers, Benedikt Soja
What
Earth's spin is easing off the gas, with the length of a day increasing by about 1.33 milliseconds per century over the past 20 years.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:28:00 GMT · 4h 45m ago
Where
Greenland, Antarctica ·
Why
Ice melt tied to warming temperatures is shifting mass away from the poles, slowing the planet's rotation.
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How this affects you
The slowdown, unprecedented in millions of years, could affect technologies like GPS and navigation apps that rely on precise timing. While the current effect is minute, continued warming could amplify these changes, which are difficult to reverse.
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