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Melting polar ice may be slowing Earth’s rotation and affecting how we measure time

Everyone on Earth will lose a second of time in the next few years, but the exact time when this happens is now affected by human-caused climate change. For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider removing a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is spinning… Read More »

A faster rotating Earth could cause timekeepers to shave one second off world clocks

The changing rotation of the Earth threatens to tinker with our perception of time, clocks and computerized society in unprecedented ways – but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider removing a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is spinning a… Read More »