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Is global warming really affecting the Earth’s rotation?
by sydthrowaway 5y ago
Is global warming really affecting the Earth’s rotation?
- datenwolf 5y agoYes. It's the classic ice skater effect. Climate gets warmer => Ice (on mountains) melts. Molten ice = water flows down into the ocean, moment of inertia of the Earth is reduced => Earth's rotation speeds up. Just to put things into perspective: The elevation of the land surface at the Earth's south pole is over 2800m above sea level. The highest point in greenland is over 3600m above sea level.