Time, from a human and social perspective, is nothing more than a relative construct that our species must be able to measure the passage of a day and the number of days that have passed, although the physics of the planet have other data.
Throughout history, man has searched for a way to track time, and he arrived at what we know today as days, hours, minutes, and seconds, which are measured by a specific number, that is, time as we all know it.
Despite what many people think, the 60, 24, or even 365 intervals are not just randomly chosen, but there are scientifically valid reasons why they are chosen that way.
In recent years, scientists have made discoveries that may not seem encouraging at first glance, but as studies progress, we should not be afraid of them, at least not now.
The scientific community is on alert, as it has been found that the Earth’s rotation is accelerating for no apparent reason. Scientific communicator Joan Anton CatalaWhich, in addition to observing this slight acceleration, has some hypotheses accepted by the scientific community about why the Earth tends to accelerate more at times.
Among the most logical hypotheses are those related to the shape of the Earth, as it is not completely spherical, and in fact it has irregular areas such as oceans, mountains, etc. It also contains the heart of the Earth and its atmosphere also has irregular movements, as the journalist mentioned in an interview with Univision.
Let us remember that planet Earth has an elliptical shape, which is summed up in an irregular ball, expanding at the poles, and constantly changing.
To this situation we must add the current situation of environmental erosion of the Earth, with melting ice, climate change, and rising ocean levels, among all other situations that are harming our planet, making this a situation of accelerating the pace of climate change. The planet is a little clearer.
The results of various observations and studies show that the rotational acceleration found on the planet reaches at least 1.59 milliseconds, which is negligible.
Likewise, experts point to this situation as not of great concern, because given the physics of the Earth, those seconds ahead, or sometimes missing, are not a problem at all, because, in the same way, days have a fixed duration of 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 Seconds, which is usually rounded to exactly 24 hours, as reported by Science Portal National Geographic.
Until the The National Center for Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA, also known as NASA, confirms that behind these sudden accelerations of the Earth due to conditions that are still unknown to science, the Earth has been slowing down for millions of years, which they confirm does not raise concern due to the slowness of the process. Which will not have consequences until hundreds of years later.
Thus, Catala confirms that this situation is not a cause for concern, as they are changes that the planet is experiencing naturally, and in this case also due to cases of human lack of concern for the environment.
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