What if, Earth stops to rotate?

The Earth rotates at an average speed of 1,000 miles per hour, giving us night and day while harnessing wind, tides, and temperature. So what would happen if these revolutions that are so vital to our existence were to suddenly stop. It could be possible that one day, billions of years from now. The Earth will stay standstill. But chances are good that other events such as the Sun swallowing up the planet will occur before that.

With that being said, there isn't a chance that the Earth will suddenly stop spinning anytime soon. But let's just assume for a moment that the Earth did suddenly stop rotating. And Take a look at what would happen to us and the planet, if Earth stops to rotate.

Imagine owning the fastest, sexiest sports car in the world. The open road calls. There's no traffic in sight and no Highway Patrol officers either. So you decide to test its top speed driving at 1,000 miles per hour. Out of nowhere, an obstacle comes, and you hit the brakes, your car stops suddenly, but you don't. That's what would happen at the moment the Earth stops spinning. Everything that isn't safely secured or tied down will be suddenly sent flying eastward at 1,000 miles per hour. Humans, cars, even Buildings. 

A sudden pause would cause everything on the surface of the Earth to suddenly move at a speed of over 1,000 miles per hour. 1,600 kilometers per hour in a sideways direction, Since the velocity needed to escape the Earth's gravity is over 24,000 800 miles per hour. Everything would stay tacked to the Earth's surface, Yet jolted forward. Now imagine everything suddenly moving across the planet at 1,000 miles per hour. It wouldn't matter what it was, everything would experience a sideways deceleration. Three-quarters of the Earth's gravity suddenly down would be at an angle of 38 degrees from vertical. The force of suddenly stopping would rip buildings right off their foundations. And send them flying across the ground with anything else that isn't solid bedrock, destroying everything in a giant and deadly debris path. 

Although the Earth would stop spinning. The atmosphere would continue to Spin at the Earth's same velocity as well. The fastest wind ever recorded was 253 miles per hour. In this scenario, we're talking about winds 4 times as strong as an atomic blast on large scale. Which would create very high winds and very nasty storms. 

But that's not all this would also include the oceans, which would suddenly slosh sideways across the planet. And with waves being miles and miles high moving at the same velocity. Imagine Tsunamis so high you couldn't see the top. Just a wall of water racing towards you at 1,000 miles per hour. In less than a minute, towering tsunamis would sweep more than 17 miles inland. All the water from the world's oceans would surge towards the poles. Because as the Earth rotates, centrifugal force forces the planet to bulge along the equator. With no rotation, you have no bulge, and without that bulge, all of the extra water held in place along the equator would go rushing back toward the poles. The seven seas would turn into two forming, two mega oceans. One in the north and another in the South. Most of Europe and Russia would be completely submerged. Boston, Chicago, and Seattle would also be underwater, along with Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand. The oceanic displacement would form a massive supercontinent along the equator, wrapping around the entire Earth. 

And you will also have to consider the inner core of the Earth is also spinning at a faster rate. Just because the surface has slowed down doesn't mean the core of the Earth has stopped too. Our highly volcanic planet might erupt in ways we never imagined. As the tectonic forces above and below enter into a new conflict. Supervolcanoes would likely erupt across the entire planet. 

All of these calamities would be the end of most life as we know it. But assuming that anything survived the previous catastrophes. If there were any appreciable amount of life left on the surface of the planet. It would now have to survive in the Twilight strip of land between the two halves. Our tidally locked Earth would have half of the planet, always facing the Sun. And the other half would be in permanent darkness for entire 6 months.

While this might make it easier for any surviving humans to work together. But the places on Earth where the climate would be habitable would be on the two extreme sides. It might prove difficult for life to survive. As a lot of resources would be scarce. The world would experience wide-scale drought. And most species would be endangered. If not already extinct, agriculture would be nearly impossible to maintain. Since a full day would now last an entire year.

This would also inhibit the natural transition between seasons.  Currently, our planet is in what is called a Goldilocks zone or Habitable zone, where the planet is at a perfect distance from our Sun to support life.  We are far enough away from our star. But the part of the Earth, that would be facing the Sun wouldn't start to burn or turn to ashes overnight. However, the atmosphere on the hot side of the planet would start to erode. The portion of the Earth always in the direct sunlight would receive more direct sunlight. Resulting in more heat. And these high temperatures would cause strong rain and an increase in weathering. Normal weathering regulates the climate on the Earth. But now that you have one side of the planet hotter and another side cooler. And on the hot side, Atmospheric gases would build up and create even more heat. This is called the runaway greenhouse effect. Clouds of gas could significantly increase the temperature so that the oceans would boil, much like what has happened to Venus.

The middle of the planet facing the Sun on its equator or the substellar point would end up so hot, That almost nothing could survive. The cold side of the planet, on the other hand, would have a different situation. The loss of the Sun's heat on the dark side of the Earth would turn the atmosphere into a dense gas. Then condense into a liquid, and then further condense into solid ice. Of course, it is doubtful that the atmosphere on the dark side of the planet would turn into a solid form. Instead, it would keep condensing and creating a vacuum, Which would pull air from the hot side of the planet where the gases in the atmosphere would be expanding. With this happening, it might be possible that the atmosphere would make the planet livable. But the storms that would come from this exchange of hot and cold air would be unimaginable. There would be superstorms on both sides of the planet. And with the wind being strong enough to strip the very rock. 

The final and fatal consequence would be the magnetic field of the Earth would stop regenerating and slowly decay over time.  Because the magnetic field of the Earth is generated by a dynamo effect that involves its rotation.  And Aside from giving us a sense of direction. Our magnetic field plays a huge role in keeping our atmosphere intact. And ensures our survival by deflecting solar wind, which would otherwise rip through our ozone layer and blast us with harmful radiation. Deadly cosmic rays would effectively kill all living things on the planet. And over time, The world as we know it would turn into Mars. 

But where would this leave humanity? We are a very adaptable species that has seemed to survive other catastrophes. And even though we have powerful Technology being able to survive on a planet that has stopped spinning and is tidally locked to the Sun. We would be able to control our environment to a degree by moving underground. But growing food in such conditions may be difficult.  Or we would travel to Mars and possibly live on it. And Mars and Earth, are just gonna switch places. Which would be a great challenge.  

However, You shouldn't worry about this happening anytime soon. As physicists have predicted, it would be 18.5 billion years from now at the current rate. So, for now, enjoy the time you have to seize the day and make every night great.