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april 01, 2004
Nature: Day lost to stronger trade winds
Nature: Day lost to stronger trade winds.
Astronomers modelling minuscule changes in the Earth's orbital wobble have concluded that today should be 2 April, not 1 April, they announced this week at the Royal Astrological Society meeting in Milton Keynes, UK.
Chiste Inocente and Prima Mentira, both at the Centre for Spin Studies at the University of Barcelona, have modelled the effects of climate on our planet's rotation. Their work shows that a tiny increase in the trade winds is pushing the planet into a faster spin. Over the last century, this has shortened the length of the day by an average of 3.67 seconds daily, they say.
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Posted by hakank at april 1, 2004 04:04 EM Posted to Diverse