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17 Mar: Earth’s Rotation Slowing at Unprecedented Rate: Climate Change Making Days Longer

Climate change is literally making our days longer—and scientists say it’s happening at a speed not seen since the late Pliocene epoch, over 3.6 million years ago. New research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth reveals that melting ice sheets and rising sea levels are redistributing planetary mass, gradually braking Earth’s spin.