Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS

The climate crisis is causing the length of each day to get longer, analysis shows, as the mass melting of polar ice reshapes the planet.

The phenomenon is a striking demonstration of how humanity’s actions are transforming the Earth, scientists said, rivalling natural processes that have existed for billions of years.

The change in the length of the day is on the scale of milliseconds but this is enough to potentially disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS navigation, all of which rely on precise timekeeping.

  • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
    112·
    4 months ago

    Overcoming this bullshit is how humanity gets to become what it needs to be

    Right now we’re like a teenager living on our own, in way over our heads, with a couple different paths we could wind up going down