Earth is suddenly spinning faster, and the impact could be 'catastrophic' – know why

Earth is suddenly spinning faster, and the impact could be 'catastrophic' – know why

Earth is spinning faster than its normal speed. Most recently, on July 29, Earth broke its record for shortest day as it completed one full rotation in less than its standard 24 hours.

The scientists recorded that the planet's full rotation was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than 24 hours. However, this isn't the only time it has picked up its pace.

According to reports, back in 2020, the planet saw its shortest month that has been recorded since the 1960s. The shortest day ever in 2020 was July 19, when the planet's rotation was 1.47 milliseconds within 24 hours.

The following year, the planet continued to rotate at a generally increased rate, but it did not break any records. However, according to Interesting Engineering (IE), the phase of the younger days of 50 years may have just begun.

Why is the Earth spinning faster?
The reason for the different speed of the Earth's rotation is still unknown, but some scientists have come up with theories that suggest that it may be due to the melting of glaciers at the poles or it may be due to the internal motion of our planet could. molten core. Many scientists also suggest that it may be caused by seismic activity or the 'Chandler wobble', a small deviation in the Earth's axis of rotation.

What would be the consequences of the Earth's rapid rotation?
According to a report in the Independent, if Earth continues to spin at an increasing rate, it could introduce negative leap seconds, so as to maintain the rate that Earth orbits the Sun in line with measurements from atomic clocks.

However, negative leap seconds will have potentially confusing consequences for gadgets and communication systems. This is because the clock advances from 23:59:59 to 23:59:60 before resetting to 00:00:00. So specifically, a time jump like this can crash the program and corrupt data.

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