Earth's Rotation Accelerates, Leading to Shorter Days in 2023 and Beyond
TL;DR
Earth's rotation is expected to speed up over the next few months due to the moon's position, causing some days to be slightly shorter by up to 1.51 milliseconds, influenced by gravitational effects, climate-related mass shifts, and other geophysical factors.
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- Earth is going to spin much faster over the next few months — so fast that several days are going to get shorter Live Science
- Will we lose time on July 9? Midweek day losing time; here's why Bergen Record
- Summer 2025 will have three of the shortest days on record as Earth's rotation unexpectedly accelerates New York Post
- Melting polar ice is measurably slowing the earth’s rotation bne IntelliNews
- Sky Matters: Shortest day of the year happens this month — or maybe August Irish Examiner
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