The new study described this "almost unprecedented rate of increase" in the length of an average day as a quantifiable consequence of Earth's rising oceans.
@porcoesphino@Innerworld the headline would have been better “Rising oceans are slowing the Earths rotation - Climate Change!”. The interesting thing is that there is no real discussion about what the impact of slower rotation may be, apart from curiosity. #sealevelrise#climatechange
TLDR: Water melt accumulates at the equator so there is more mass further away from the centre of rotation
@porcoesphino @Innerworld the headline would have been better “Rising oceans are slowing the Earths rotation - Climate Change!”. The interesting thing is that there is no real discussion about what the impact of slower rotation may be, apart from curiosity.
#sealevelrise #climatechange