Duration of day has lengthened by a millisecond over the past 100 years as water from shrinking glaciers slows soil’s rotation and shifts position of polesThe impact of climate change may appear to be overwhelmingly negative but there is a bright spot for those who struggle to find enough time in the day: melting glaciers are causing the rotation of the soil to unhurried thereby lengthening our days,novel research has found. Harvard University researchers have if an answer to a long-held conundrum over how shrinking glaciers are affecting the rotation and axis of the soil, calculating that the duration of a day has lengthened by a millisecond over the past 100 years. Related: UN on wrong track with plans to limit global warming to 2C, or says top scientist Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com