Study: Climate change has led to an increase in the length of the day
According to the data According to a study published in the American scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the increase in the length of the day was caused by climate change, accompanied by the transfer of water masses to the equator and an increase in the flattening of the Earth.
According to scientists, the climate change that is happening now is unprecedented. Over the past decades, it has accelerated the melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets. Subsequently, all this led to a rise in sea levels.
«This transfer of water masses from the pole to the equator has significantly increased the flattening of the Earth and the length of the day,» the study notes.
Scientists from the international group specify that now the day on Earth lasts about 86.4 thousand seconds. At the same time, the length of the day has increased slightly due to the gravitational attraction of the Moon, which gradually slowed down the rotation of our planet.