Global Warming Affects Earth's Rotation Speed

Global warming is causing a slowdown in the Earth’s rotation, which results in longer days. This is attributed to the intensity of winds caused by it. British scientists have discovered a surprising and unexpected result of global climate change. This discovery was made by Professor Adam Skeff from the University of Exeter, who published the results in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience. It has become evident that global warming affects not only weather, rainfall, and drought but also the length of the day and the speed of Earth's rotation.

Under the leadership of Adam Skeff, scientists developed a complex mathematical model that allows them to predict changes in Earth's rotation speed and the associated length of the day over a period of more than a year, something previously considered impossible. Skeff and his colleagues convincingly demonstrated the relationship between geodesy (precise measurements of the shape, size, and location of our planet along with gravity) and climate predictions.

Due to global warming, wind speed and direction are changing, along with the paths of hurricanes and anticyclones. It is an acknowledged fact that winds are gaining strength and the atmosphere as a whole is moving faster, thus slightly slowing the Earth’s rotation around its axis. As a result, days on Earth have become longer. However, this does not mean days are 25 hours instead of 24, but rather that there is a difference of only fractions of a second.

Yes, the length of the day changes slightly, but such variations are significant, for example, for the Global Positioning System (GPS) and for other purposes where precise measurements are essential. The model prepared by scientists has allowed for the prediction of important weather changes across the entire planet, such as jet streams in the atmosphere and weather oscillations in the North Atlantic region.

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