Scientists report that the earth is spinning faster than usual

Scientists have discovered that the earth spins faster than usual, resulting in a shorter day length than usual. New measurements by the National Physical Laboratory of the United Kingdom indicate that the Earth is spinning faster than it did half a century ago.

On June 29, the Earth's full rotation took 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours, the shortest day ever recorded. Scientists have warned that, if the rotation rate continues to accelerate, we may have to adjust our atomic clocks by a second.

Scientists have discovered that the earth spins faster than usual, resulting in a shorter day length than usual. Meta researchers said a leap second would have colossal effects on technology and would contribute to hardware infrastructure problems.

Their analysis indicated that a negative leap second would result in our clocks skipping one second, which could have a negative impact on information technology systems.

Researchers Oleg Obleukhov and Ahmad Byagowi wrote in a blog post on the topic that 'the impact of a negative leap second has never been tested in the wild; it could have disastrous consequences on software that relies on timers or schedulers.'

“Every leap second is a major issue for those in charge of hardware infrastructures,” the authors concluded. Leonid Zotov, Christian Bizouard, and Nikolay Sidorenkov claim the irregular rotations are caused by an irregular displacement of Earth's geographical poles across the surface of the globe, known as the Chandler Wobble.

Zotov noted, 'The Chandler wobble, which is usually around 3m to 4m in amplitude, has practically disappeared from 2017 to 2020.'

Several scientists believe that the continuous melting and refreezing of ice caps on the world's tallest mountains could cause the earth to spin at an irregular rate.

According to Professor Zotov, we will most likely never need to use a negative leap second because the planet has already reached the minimum length of a day.

source:GREEK REPORTER