Earth's Rotation Slowing at Unprecedented Rate: Climate Change Blamed

• Earth's rotation is slowing down at an unprecedented rate, increasing day length by 1.33 milliseconds per century.
• This rate of increase in day length is unmatched over the last 3.6 million years, primarily due to human-driven climate change.
• Melting ice sheets and glaciers are shifting Earth's mass, similar to a figure skater extending their arms, causing the planet to spin slower.
• Researchers from the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich used benthic foraminifera fossils and deep learning to study past sea levels and day length changes.
• The current rapid change is largely a result of 'human influences' and could impact sensitive systems like space navigation.