On June 29, the Earth recorded its shortest day ever, a record not recorded since the 1960s, when scientists began measuring the planet’s rotation with high-accuracy atomic clocks.
In general, the Earth completes one complete revolution on its axis every 24 hours.
According to the British newspaper, The Guardian, the Earth completed a full rotation around itself on June 29 in 1.59 milliseconds, a number not recorded before.
She added that the globe almost broke this month as well the new record, as it completed on July 26 last a rotation around itself in 1.50 milliseconds.
The past few years have seen a number of unprecedented numbers. In 2020, the shortest month ever measured since the 1960s was recorded.
That year she also set the previous record for the shortest day, which was 1.47 milliseconds on July 19.
Scientists say that when observing these numbers in the long term, it appears that the Earth’s rotation is slowing down, noting that in every century, the Earth takes a few thousandths of a second more to complete one revolution.
In this regard, the US space agency, NASA, stated: “Strong winds can slow the rotation of the planet, which leads to the lengthening of the day,” while experts believe that the matter is likely due to processes in the inner or outer layers of the planet’s interior, oceans or tides. And islands or even changes in climate.