DER SPIEGEL and many other media outlets report that the Earth is rotating more slowly due to climate change. The cause is said to be that glaciers are melting and the water is flowing downward. The explanation is (once again) NONSENSE. When mass is moved from the outside or from above toward the center of the rotating object, the rotational speed INCREASES. This is like a figure skater who, during her pirouette, pulls her arms to her body and thereby spins faster. The moon has been responsible for the Earth's slowed rotation for millions of years, as it generates tides and thereby brakes the rotation.
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