The Earth is spinning slightly faster than it was a few years ago, but the rapid melt of polar ice is keeping that acceleration in check, with consequences for timekeeping, a new study finds. The planet’s solid inner core rotates unevenly, and at present it’s gaining pace, causing the Earth to spin faster. The acceleration […]
Tag: Rotation
Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting polar ice alters the Earth’s rotation and changes time itself. The hours and minutes that dictate our days are […]
Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth’s rotation, with possible consequences for timekeeping
Global warming has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time. A study published Wednesday found that the melting of polar ice — an accelerating trend driven primarily by human-caused climate change — has caused the Earth to spin less quickly than it would otherwise. The author of the study, Duncan […]
360° Rotation Beauty Salon Trolley Stand SPA Cosmetics Essential Oils Rack Cart
Human Body Induction Lamp 360 Free Rotation
Automatic Massager Telescopic Rotation Vibration Adjustable Electric for Men US
Ukraine’s Defence Minister and new Commander-in-Chief discuss Ukrainian army’s logistics, supply and personnel rotation
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has held the first working meeting with Oleksandr Syrskyi, the newly-appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to discuss the army’s detailed action plan for 2024. Source: Ukrainian MoD’s press service Quote: “A critical issue is establishing a logistics system and timely meeting the army’s needs. The focus is […]
New mobilization bill lacks troop rotation provisions – Defense Committee chair
The latest revision of the government’s bill on mobilization lacks a provision to ensure a reliable rotation of troops in the Ukrainian military, the Chair of the parliamentary Defense Committee, Oleksandr Zavitnevych, said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine on Feb. 2. “We have repeatedly raised this issue in the committee,” said Zavitnevych. Read also: Ukrainian […]
Air defence rotation in NATO’s east would be adequate response to Russian threat – Lithuanian Foreign Minister
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has stressed that rotating air defence in the regions of the Black and Baltic Seas would be an adequate response to the Russian threat. Source: Landsbergis during a press conference with his Romanian counterpart Luminița Odobescu in Vilnius, as reported by European Pravda, citing LRT, a Lithuanian public broadcaster Details: […]
Rotation of soldiers to necessitate doubling amount of personal equipment
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has spoken out against the adoption of a law on rotation at the front, saying that this would require, among other things, increasing the number of personal equipment at least twice. Source: Zaluzhnyi during a briefing on 26 December Quote: “I repeat that the situation on […]