BTW it did not stop spinning. It just slowed down so much that relative to the mantle it was spinning in reverse. But relative to its own axis it is still spinning in the same direction.
The implications of this change in the inner core’s movement for Earth’s surface can only be speculated. Vidale said the backtracking of the inner core may alter the length of a day by fractions of a second:
BTW it did not stop spinning. It just slowed down so much that relative to the mantle it was spinning in reverse. But relative to its own axis it is still spinning in the same direction.
an important distinction, but come on that’s not a good headline!
So it’s like all the misleading headlines on inflation
Just checking to make sure we’re on the same page. Were you expecting fetish porn, too?
Is financial devastation a fetish
Yes, but it’s impolite to jerk off with your bankruptcy advisor unless you ask first.
Do you know what the impact of that is?
I’m sure it’s fine; wasn’t doing anything important
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240613161147.htm
If the days last longer, thats a plus in my book.
Is that enough to be problematic for GNSS?
No, the Earth’s spin rate is always changing in very tiny ways and global positioning systems update regularly to account for this.
Article says it’s so small it’s likely lost in other variations, so it doesn’t seem like it would be.