I'm glad to see this paper finally come out. It reports the first interpretation of 120-year-long polar motion data by considering a suite of processes operating at the deep interior of the Earth to its surface. nature.com/articles/s4156…

The paper underwent a roller-coaster ride in the review process, including rejection and appeal. Kudos to Mostafa Shahvandi, an ETH Zurich Ph.D. student (& a rising star!), for leading this effort diligently. Thanks to Prof. Dumberry (University of Alberta), Benedikt Soja, & others. Cc: NASA JPL

Backstory: Mostafa contacted me 2 yr ago asking if I'd be interested in mentoring him to do "impactful" science in the field of Earth's rotation. I told him there is no unifying explanation of polar motion data, hence the paper! That said, all coauthors contributed significantly!

How climate change is altering the Earth's rotation ETH Zurich PNASNews Nature Geoscience phys.org/news/2024-07-c…

In a new paper, we show that ongoing climate change is unprecedentedly altering the Earth's oblateness, causing its length of day to increase. Climate change could surpass the contribution from the Earth-Moon dynamics to become the leading driver of LOD. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

It is a testament to the gravity of ongoing climate change and its planetary-scale impact! NASA JPL ETH Zurich University of Alberta

A nice The Washington Post write up on our recent paper: washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Another one by ABC News abcnews.go.com/US/climate-cha…

#ClimateAction Quote of the Day 'In barely 200 years, we will have altered the Earth’s climate system so much that we are witnessing its impact on the very way Earth spins.' Surendra Adhikari / Surendra Adhikari (सुरेन्द्र अधिकारी) cnn.com/2024/07/15/cli… Ellyn Enderlin Geography at Leeds Duncan Quincey

Check out this article based on our recent papers: cnn.com/2024/07/15/cli…

Study: Rising sea levels causing longer days thehill.com/policy/energy-…

जलवायु परिवर्तनले दिन लामो हुने क्रम बढायो  Surendra Adhikari (सुरेन्द्र अधिकारी) onlinekhabar.com/2024/07/1511157

Article: Contributions of core, mantle, and climate-related surface processes to changes in Earth’s polar motion Surendra Adhikari (सुरेन्द्र अधिकारी) Benedikt Soja Space Geodesy, ETH Zurich nature.com/articles/s4156…

It's not just in your head: A new study shows that days are getting longer – and the change is accelerating. In recent decades, faster melting of ice sheets has shifted mass from the poles toward the equatorial ocean, causing Earth's rotation to slow. go.nasa.gov/46taJKp

Thanks Andrew Wang for this well-crafted story!

As climate change melts polar glaciers and the sea level rises, mass moves from Earth’s polar to equatorial regions, increasing the planet’s oblateness—and making days longer. A day today is ~1.3 milliseconds longer than a day in 2000. In PNAS: ow.ly/rSeP50SFAUj

Trending in #MultidisciplinarySciences: ooir.org/index.php?fiel… 1) The odour of an unfamiliar stressed or relaxed person affects dogs’ responses to a cognitive bias test (Scientific Reports) 2) Inhibition of IL-11 signalling extends mammalian healthspan and lifespan (nature) 3) The

Some high-power theoretical stuff on the mechanics of ice layer formation in firn, a critical component for improved modeling of surface meltwater retention and routing in ice sheets. Led by Afzal Shadab, a UT Austin Ph.D. student and NASA JPL Intern. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

Discovery About Ice Layer Formation in Ice Sheets Can Improve Sea Level Rise Predictions jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/09/n…