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Sunday, 10 January 2021

Earth's rotation sped up in 2020, we may need a "negative leap second"

Screenshot of video of Superman reversing time, from the first Superman movie

Another weird thing about 2020: The planet sped up.

The planet's rotational speed often drifts around slightly, depending on changes in wind, ocean currents, or the sloshing around of the Earth's molten core. But for the last few decades, generally this produced a microscopic slowing of the rotation. — Read the rest



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