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Climate change found to be subtly slowing Earth's rotation
Original: When the atmosphere slows the Earth: Uncovering a subtle signal of climate change
New research indicates that climate change is producing a measurable, subtle slowing of the Earth's rotation. As warming redistributes mass — for example through melting ice and changes in ocean circulation — the planet's spin is affected, altering the length of the day by tiny amounts. Scientists say the finding offers another independent signal of human-driven climate change, visible even in fundamental planetary dynamics.
Why now: New scientific research linking global warming to a measurable change in Earth's rotation has just been reported.
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