"Climate Change's Impact on Earth's Rotation and Timekeeping"
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Melting polar ice caused by global warming is altering the Earth's rotation, leading to the need for a "negative leap second" to be subtracted from global timekeeping for the first time ever. This change, influenced by human activity, is expected to occur in the next couple of years, impacting computing systems that require precise time accuracy. The study also highlights the influence of processes in the Earth's core on the planet's rotation speed, emphasizing the significant impact of human-induced polar ice melt on the Earth's rotation.
Topics:science#earths-rotation#global-warming#leap-second#polar-ice-melting#science-and-environment#timekeeping
- Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself CNN
- The leap second is being affected by climate change, scientists warn The Washington Post
- How climate change is affecting global timekeeping Nature.com
- Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day Space.com
- Earth's Rotation Is Changing Because of Melting Polar Ice Newsweek
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