#HaveItBothWays: Earth's rotation
Do the days sometimes seem to drag on? It’s not your imagination, and it’s not just the result of getting older. It’s global warming. Yes, global warming will cause the Earth’s rotation to slow down and the days to get longer. Not by much, mind you, about 1 microsecond per year. As in a millionth of a second. Which is, in fact, too small a change to mea…
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