Earth's core has reversed its movement and slowed down. How will it affect you? Know in detail
inner core of the Earth which is as hot as the core of the Sun and keeps on rotating to help maintain the planet's magnetic field, has reversed its motion? According to the study that scientists carried out based on the earlier collected data, the inner core has reversed its rotational direction, a phenomenon called 'backtracking'. According to 'Business Insider', the change in the direction of rotation took place in 2010. Scientists are yet to know what triggered the backtracking. They also wonder if and when the rotation of the core will change back.
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Days on Earth may be longer
Scientists have found that the rotation of the Earth may be slowed down and it may make our day a little bit longer. But this change may be so miniscule that there may be a difference of milliseconds and we wouldn't even notice it. Scientists argue that as backtracking occurred in the last 40 years, the possibility of such a massive object undergoing such an extreme change should be much less. However, the team of researchers has also said that they have the «most definitive evidence» that the inner core is indeed backtracking and moving slowly.
«Backtracking is happening»
Talking to the 'Business Insider', John Vidale, a researcher involved with the study and dean's professor of Earth sciences at the University of Southern California, said that it happens when most people don't believe any of these studies.
Definitive evidence of
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