Earth's rotation accelerating: Negative leap second needed by 2029
New research reveals Earth's rotation is accelerating due to climate change, potentially requiring a 'negative leap second' to be removed from global timekeeping by 2029.
New research reveals Earth's rotation is accelerating due to climate change, potentially requiring a 'negative leap second' to be removed from global timekeeping by 2029.
Our planet is spinning faster than at any time in the last 50 years, forcing scientists to consider an unprecedented 'negative leap second' as atomic time and Earth's rotation fall out of sync.
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