Earth's Rotation Accelerates, Shortening Days and Altering Time in 2025
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Earth's rotation is unexpectedly speeding up, causing some days in July and August to be 1.30 to 1.50 milliseconds shorter than usual, a phenomenon not fully explained by current models, with possible influences including internal Earth processes and earthquakes.
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