Melting ice caps slow Earth's spin

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 16, 2024 2:27 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's well known that as far as the climate crisis goes, time is of the essence.

Now a study out Monday shows that the melting of the polar ice caps is causing our planet to spin more slowly, increasing the length of days at an 'unprecedented' rate.

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