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Climate change, Earth
Earth is spinning faster than it used to. Clocks might have to skip a second to keep up.
For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad faster than it used to. Clocks may have to skip a second — called a "negative leap second" — around 2029, a study in the journal Nature said Wednesday.
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad faster
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract ‘negative leap second’ in 2029
Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad faster than it used to.
Subtracting a Second May Be Necessary Due to an Accelerated Earth Rotation
Our perception of time and the synchronization of clocks worldwide might soon be subject to a rare adjustment. In the next few years, a “negative leap second” may need to be deducted from global timekeeping— a response to the Earth spinning uncharacteristically fast.
Polar ice, Earth's Rotation
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Earth's Rotation Is Changing Because of Melting Polar Ice
Melting ice at the poles due to climate change may impact the Earth's spin, altering our global clock. According to a new paper in the journal Nature, the "leap second" due to be added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in 2026 may now be delayed until 2029, thanks to melting polar caps.
Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting polar ice alters the Earth’s rotation and changes time itself. The hours and minutes that dictate our days are determined by Earth’s rotation.
Global warming has slightly slowed Earth's rotation — and it could affect how we measure time
Ice loss due to climate change has slightly slowed the Earth’s spin, a new study shows — and it could affect how we measure time.
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Earth is spinning faster than it used to. Clocks might have to skip a second to keep up.
For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years ...
19h
on MSN
Earth's Rotation Is Changing Because of Melting Polar Ice
Melting ice at the poles due to climate change may impact the Earth's spin, altering our global clock. According to a new ...
17h
on MSN
Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting polar ice alters the ...
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Global warming has slightly slowed Earth's rotation — and it could affect how we measure time
Ice loss due to climate change has slightly slowed the Earth’s spin, a new study shows — and it could affect how we measure ...
Scientific American
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Global Warming Is Slowing the Earth’s Rotation
Drastic polar ice melt is slowing Earth’s rotation, counteracting a speedup from the planet’s liquid outer core. The upshot ...
Space.com on MSN
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Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day
Humanity's impact on the polar ice sheets is slowing Earth's rotation, posing a challenge for how it matches up with the ...
Live Science
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Earth hit by radiation from rare 'double' X-class solar flare, triggering most powerful geomagnetic storm in 6 years
A recent X-class flare, which was split into two simultaneous explosions, launched a coronal mass ejection that smashed into ...
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Earth just experienced a severe geomagnetic storm. Here's what that means – and what you can expect.
NOAA said people as far south as Alabama may have seen the northern lights and that the sun could expel the strongest type of ...
New Scientist
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What would happen to Earth if the Milky Way hit another galaxy?
Nothing much, say our readers, as the stars in our galaxy are pretty far apart. But the familiar constellations would change ...
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Surprise! Scientists Found Earth’s Secret Underground Power Grid
Beneath our feet, a small microbe known as Geobacter sulfurreducens uses hair-like nanowires to create a kind of biological ...
Nature
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Climate change has slowed Earth’s rotation — and could affect how we keep time
An analysis 1 published in Nature on 27 March has predicted that melting ice caps are slowing Earth’s rotation to such an ...
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TIME Reveals the 2024 TIME Earth Awards
To celebrate, TIME will host the TIME Earth Awards in New York City on April 24 following the 2024 TIME100 Summit earlier ...
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