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Could carbon dioxide emissions, known to raise temperatures, also be slowing Earth's rotation?

A candidate for a feedback loop. What if the carbon dioxide we're putting out, which is already known to contribute to rising temperatures, is also causing the Earth to slow down its rotation? We've released a huge amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which blocks the proper escape of heat from the sun back into space. This extra heat leads to the melting of ice at both poles. The water that results then flows toward the equator, adding mass to the outer regions in relation to the Earth's axis, which in turn slows down the rotation and prolongs the time the Earth's surface is heated by the sun.
aug 16, 2025, 7:42 pm • 2 0

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