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Jamie Carter | Space.com
Earth will spin faster today to create 2nd-shortest day in history (zuletzt gelesen am 22.11.2025, 17.30 Uhr)
„Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973. …
From when records began (with the invention of the atomic clock) in 1973 until 2020, the shortest day ever recorded was 1.05 milliseconds less than 24 hours, according to Timeanddate.com. But since 2020, Earth has repeatedly broken its own speed records. The shortest day ever measured occurred on July 5, 2024, when Earth’s rotation was completed 1.66 milliseconds faster than usual. …
One 2024 study suggested that the melting polar ice and rising sea levels may be influencing Earth’s spin. However, rather than driving the acceleration, this redistribution of mass might be moderating it. A more likely culprit is deep below our feet — the slowing of Earth’s liquid core, which could be redistributing angular momentum in a way that makes the mantle and crust spin slightly faster.“
Egal wo man auch hinguckt, es läuft nichts mehr wirklich rund.
Und wenn sich diese Rotationsgeschichte jetzt auch noch in der Politik herumspricht, dann kommen bestimmt bald die ersten Forderungen, dass wir auf einen Feiertag verzichten, um den Arbeitgebern die fehlenden Millisekunden auszugleichen.
