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Study confirms rotation of Earth's inner core is slowing down

16/06/2024 01:14 PM | Click to read full article

This research raises important questions about planetary mechanics and may have a significant effect on both the stability of Earth's magnetic field and the duration of our days. Scientists found evidence that the inner core began to decrease its speed around 2010. For the study, John Vidale and his colleagues analysed readings from 121 repeating earthquakes recorded between 1991 and 2023 around the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic. 

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