[Rockhounds] USC Researchers Prove Earth’s Core Is Losing Speed

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Yea, a reversal of the magnetic poles would make for some interesting times.

On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 1:31 PM Tim Fisher <nospam at orerockon.com> wrote:

> It's the end of the world as we know it. And I feel fine :D
>
> Tim Fisher
> nospam at orerockon.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rockhounds <rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com> On Behalf Of
> Kreigh Tomaszewski
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 5:36 AM
> To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> <rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
> Subject: [Rockhounds] USC Researchers Prove Earth’s Core Is Losing Speed
>
> Scientists at USC have proven that the Earth’s inner core is backtracking —
> slowing down — in relation to the planet’s surface, as shown in new
> research
> published on June 12 in the journal *Nature*.
>
> The scientific community has long debated the movement of the inner core,
> with some studies suggesting it rotates faster than the Earth’s surface.
> However, recent research from USC conclusively shows that starting around
> 2010, the inner core has slowed down, now moving at a pace slower than that
> of the planet’s surface.
>
> “When I first saw the seismograms that hinted at this change, I was
> stumped,” said John Vidale, Dean’s Professor of Earth Sciences at the USC
> Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. “But when we found two
> dozen
> more observations signaling the same pattern, the result was inescapable.
> The inner core had slowed down for the first time in many decades. Other
> scientists have recently argued for similar and different models, but our
> latest study provides the most convincing resolution.”
>
> https://scitechdaily.com/inescapable-conclusion-usc-researchers-prove-earth
> s-core-is-losing-speed/
> <https://scitechdaily.com/inescapable-conclusion-usc-researchers-prove-earths-core-is-losing-speed/>
> _______________________________________________
> Rockhounds mailing list
> Subscription Services:
>
> http://rockhounds.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds_rockhounds.drizzle
> .com
> <http://rockhounds.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds_rockhounds.drizzle.com>
> List Usage Policy:
> http://Tomaszewski.net/Kreigh/Rockhounds/Rockhounds.shtml
>
>
> --
> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.
> www.avg.com
> _______________________________________________
> Rockhounds mailing list
> Subscription Services:
> http://rockhounds.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds_rockhounds.drizzle.com
> List Usage Policy:
> http://Tomaszewski.net/Kreigh/Rockhounds/Rockhounds.shtml
>