a couple of days ago We were talking about the consequences that the Earth would suffer if, from one moment to the next, it starts to spin faster. The process of rotation of our planet has a decisive influence on the development of life as we know it, so increasing the speed of this phenomenon would affect various processes.
However, in this review we are going to focus on the specific consequences that people and animals would suffer, that we are the ones that inhabit the earththanks to its vital ecosystems.
If the Earth increases the speed of its rotation on its axis, we will clearly have shorter days, which translates immediately to many as a faster workday. But the cost of this phenomenon would be, perhaps, impossible to pay.
A shorter day would have several effects on people’s daily lives. Work and school schedules would have to change to accommodate the new shorter days. Sports and other outdoor activities would also be affected.
But that would come hand in hand with the fact that during outdoor activities, humans and animals would have stronger winds.
This is because winds are created by the pressure difference between warm air and cold air. If the Earth rotated faster, the centripetal force would create a larger pressure difference between the air at the equator and the air at the poles.
This pressure difference would cause stronger winds. So these could cause property damage and personal injury.
higher tides
The surfers they would be happy since they would have tides they would be higher. This is because the centripetal force would create a stronger attractive force between the Earth and the Moon. This stronger attractive force would cause the Moon to pull more strongly on the Earth, which ends up causing brutal swells.
But at the same time this would generate flooding in coastal areas. They could also disrupt shipping and fishing.
In addition to the effects mentioned above, the faster rotation of the Earth could also have other effects on people’s daily lives. For example, it could cause changes in the weather and the pattern of the seasons.
Likewise, it would affect human health, causing problems such as nausea, vertigo and dizziness.