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Today will be the shortest day in history as Earth’s rotation unexpectedly speeds up

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Scientists have warned that Wednesday could be the shortest day of your life as Earth’s accelerating rotation is expected to move quicker than ever before.

They found that three days this summer, July 9, July 22, and August 5, are expected to be between 1.3 and 1.51 milliseconds shorter than the standard day.

This is because Earth’s rotation has sped up in recent years, with scientists observing the phenomenon on atomic clocks in 2020 and 2022.

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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14885815/Shortest-day-history-TOMORROW-Earths-rotation.html


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