5,000 kilometres below the surface we live on, the core of the Earth spins independently in the liquid metal outer core. Presumably, the Earth's core and mantle had always rotated in the same sense. Now the core has slowed down and is starting to rotate in the opposite direction.
Scientists have discovered that our planet’s core has been rotating at a slower rate for nearly 15 years — and it could mean longer days for some., noticed that the Earth ’s inner core was moving slower than the surface, termed “backtracking,” and has been doing so since 2010.the same pattern, the result was inescapable. The inner core had slowed down for the first time in many decades.
That liquid metal is responsible for generating Eearth’s magnetic field in addition to aspects of gravity related to the mantle. At this point, though, what is to be for the planet as a result is only speculation, according to USC. However, Vidale says the length of our days could be extended — at an incredibly down-to-Earth rate of a split second.“It’s very hard to notice, on the order of a thousandth of a second, almost lost in the noise of the churning oceans and atmosphere.”Vividseats: Official Ticketing Partner of New York PostHiker rescued after 10 days in Calif.
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