Earth spinning faster and recording its shortest-day ever is no reason to panic, scientists say - CBS News

News of the faster rotation led to misleading posts on social media about the significance of the measurement, leading some to express concern about its implications.

While the Earth on June 29 did indeed record its shortest day since the adoption of the atomic clock standard in 1970 — at 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours — scientists say this is a normal fluct… [+3539 chars]

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