Scientists say 2021 will be shorter due to accelerating Earth's rotation
According to preliminary forecasts, 2021 will be shorter than last year due to the acceleration of the Earth's rotation, RIA Novosti reports.
This was reported to the agency's correspondents at the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Physical-Technical and Radio-Engineering Measurements.
Earlier in the media there were reports that due to the acceleration of the Earth's rotation in 2020, 28 of the fastest days in the history of observations were recorded at once, and on July 19, the day was shorter than usual by a record 1.4 milliseconds.
Representatives of the institute confirmed this information, and also noted that 2021 could be even shorter. This is possible provided that the current indicators are maintained.
Earlier, experts from Cardiff University said that the melting of icebergs in Antarctica could trigger a chain reaction that would plunge the Earth into a new ice age.
