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Is The Earth's Rotation Changing?
Roland Piquepaille writes "We all know about the current controversies associated with the ozone layer or the global warming phenomenon. Now, the NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) is warning us that atmospheric changes or El Niño events can affect the Earth's rotation. During El Niño years, for example, the rotation of the Earth may slow ever so slightly because of stronger winds, increasing the length of a day by a fraction of a millisecond. David A. Salstein, an atmospheric scientist from Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., led a recent study about this possible effect. Salstein looked at meteorological and astronomical measurements from different sources and found they were in good agreement. Check this column for a synthesis. For technical explanations, images and animations, please read this NASA paper, Changes in the Earth's rotation are in the wind."
I could use the extra time.
The alternative to limited government is unlimited government.
Reminds me of this guy I once knew. We were in science class (grade 9) and he asked the teacher if every person in China jumped at once if it would spin the earth off its axis and into the sun.
He also used to bug the social studies teacher about the former USSR and its "Doomsday Device."
Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.
if you were really a christian, you wouldn't care i called it an abortion
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