The Earth Is Rotating Faster Than It Has Ever Done In 50 Years – Study Finds By Pablo Luna / Saturday, 09 Jan 2021 12:59PM The Earth witnessed its fastest days on record since 1960 in 2020. Scientists found out that the Earth completed its fastest revolutions around its axis in the year just gone by. While this news should not be unnerving, as different conditions such as the atmospheric pressure, winds, and ocean current may cause the Earth to rotate at a different pace, it can be problematic for timekeepers who use the atomic clocks to adjust the Coordinated Universal Time – the benchmark time for everyone else.