BMKG: Phenomenon Of Shorter Days Can Be Triggered By Ice Disbursement At The Pole

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the phenomenon of accelerating the earth's rotation which causes the day to take place shorter in a standard of 24 hours could be influenced by melting polar ice due to global warming.

"The Earth's rotation has indeed changed, not always 24 hours, the latest is because of the global warming which makes the ice on the poles melt, so it affects the earth's rotation," said Head of the BMKG Syrojudin Potential Geophysics Division Team as reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 4.

According to him, factors such as the effect of not being from the moon and can also affect the redistribution of the earth's mass, it's just that the difference is about a few milliseconds so that the impact on everyday life is barely felt.

Regarding the phenomenon of the day going on faster, it will fall on Tuesday, August 5, including in Indonesia, Syrojudin has not been able to confirm the validity of the information.

"What is clear is that this phenomenon will apply globally and the impact will not be felt because it is only a few milliseconds," said Syrojudin.

A number of geophysics scientists report that the earth will complete its full rotation slightly faster than usual on August 5, 2025.

Reporting from Space on Monday (21/7), that day was recorded as the third shortest day of the year, with a duration of 1.25 milliseconds shorter than the standard of 24 hours.

The phenomenon of the rapid astronomy of the Earth's rotation previously occurred in July 9 and 22 July. In the early history of the earth, one day only lasted about 19 hours.