A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
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.
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2 developments- Mar 27, 2024A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
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1 viewpointA faster spinning Earth may force timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
Timekeepers may subtract a second from clocks as soon as 2029 as planet spins slightly faster
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4 viewpointsA faster spinning Earth may force timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
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2 viewpointsA faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract ‘negative leap second’ in 2029
A faster-spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks