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Climate change, Earth
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study
Precise UTC timekeeping is needed for satellite navigation, software, telecommunication, trade and even space travel.
Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by human activities.
Earth's Rotation Is Changing Because of Melting Polar Ice
Melting ice at the poles due to climate change may impact the Earth's spin, altering our global clock. According to a new paper in the journal Nature, the "leap second" due to be added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in 2026 may now be delayed until 2029, thanks to melting polar caps.
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study
Precise UTC timekeeping is needed for satellite navigation, software, telecommunication, trade and even space travel.
Space.com on MSN
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365 days of satellite images show Earth's seasons changing from space (video)
A NOAA satellite has captured a stunning view of our planet's seasons changing — from the vantage point of space.
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Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that will happen is ...
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on MSN
Earth's Rotation Is Changing Because of Melting Polar Ice
Melting ice at the poles due to climate change may impact the Earth's spin, altering our global clock. According to a new ...
Scientific American
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Global Warming Is Slowing the Earth’s Rotation
Drastic polar ice melt is slowing Earth’s rotation, counteracting a speedup from the planet’s liquid outer core. The upshot ...
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How rising temperatures affect the Earth’s rotation
Rising temperatures around the world do more than disrupt the lives of plants and animals. They also mess with the Earth’s ...
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The Earth Will Feast on Dead Cicadas
Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. Birds, trees, and dirt are about to ...
Space.com on MSN
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Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day
Humanity's impact on the polar ice sheets is slowing Earth's rotation, posing a challenge for how it matches up with the ...
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From Earth to Mars: Transporting spin information at the speed of light
Scientists have used electrical pulses to manipulate magnetic information into a polarized light signal, a discovery that ...
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A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years ...
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The Greatest App of All Time Day 28: Google Earth vs. Calculator
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Duolingo’s surprise ...
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Reddit stock is falling back to Earth because the short-sellers have arrived
Snoo may not be smiling anymore. Reddit’s share price continued to drop significantly on Thursday as short-sellers made moves ...
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