Melting Polar Ice Alters Global Timekeeping and Earth's Rotation
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A new study suggests that global warming has accelerated the Earth's rotation, potentially necessitating a "negative leap second" in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for the first time. The impact of melting polar ice on the Earth's rotation may delay the implementation of the negative leap second to 2029, as opposed to the previously estimated 2026. This change could have significant implications for universal timekeeping, affecting satellite navigation, software, telecommunication, trade, and space travel.
Topics:science#climate-change#earths-rotation#global-warming#polar-ice-melting#science-and-environment#time-measurement
- Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study ABC News
- Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself CNN
- Climate change could affect timekeeping, study says BBC.com
- A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks The Associated Press
- Melting of polar ice having effect on global timekeeping, research shows Financial Times
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