"Melting Polar Ice and Human Activities: How Climate Change is Altering Time Measurement"

Climate change is affecting the Earth's rotation, potentially delaying the need for a "negative leap second" until 2029, according to a new study. Leap seconds, added to reconcile traditional time with atomic clocks, have caused disruptions in interconnected systems. The Earth's rotation, influenced by factors including climate change, is now gradually getting faster, complicating timekeeping. The potential for a negative leap second poses unprecedented challenges for timekeepers and technology systems, prompting discussions on potential solutions.