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Polar ice is melting and changing the Earth’s rotation. He’s dealing with time itself

One day in the next few years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when this will happen is influenced by people, according to a new study; because melting polar ice changes the rotation of the Earth and changes time. The hours and minutes that determine our days are determined… Read More »

Melting polar ice slows Earth’s rotation, with possible consequences for timekeeping

Global warming has slowed the Earth’s rotation slightly, and this may affect how we measure time. A study published Wednesday found that melting polar ice — an accelerating trend driven primarily by human-caused climate change — is causing the Earth to spin less quickly than it normally does. The study’s author, Duncan Agnew, a geophysicist… Read More »