Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Food for thought........

wow..they stated that the earthquake that struck Chile actually moved the city 10 feet to the west.... also they state that it shifted the earth's axis. That change alters the rate at which the planet rotates, and rotation determines a day’s length. Which has now shortened our days by 1.26 microseconds. Although this is a minor change in the day's length in regards to us, other natural disasters can also cause this same shift. In 2004 the tsunami, cause a shortening in days by 6.8 microseconds. 

With all the natural disasters that seem to be becoming more frequent and stronger, what should we be worrying about and preparing for? Will this begin to affect our everyday lives? How much before we see a significant difference in our days?

1 comment:

  1. I think that you missed your calling. YOu should've been a meteorologist or something. And you blogging this stuff is really freaking me out. Thanks for that. ;)

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