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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe impact of climate change has been felt across the globe in rising temperatures and rising sea...
Why iPhone, Android, Fitbit, Alexa, TVs automatically update when daylight saving time ends
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn less than a month, daylight saving time will be over for 2023. You may not be ready for the end...
'We do not know how to cope': Earth spinning slower may prompt negative leap second
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEarth's slower rotation may mean that universal time will have to skip a second for the first time...
Governments vote to retire the leap second by 2035
Engadget· 2 years agoThe days of the leap second creating headaches for software engineers are coming to an end. On Friday, government representatives at the General...
How Bovet’s Newest Watch Solves the Horological Conundrum of Daylight Savings Time
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBefore the 19th century, when the steamship and the railroad greatly expanded the capacity for...
Earth is spinning faster than usual and had its shortest day ever
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Earth is spinning faster, and recently recorded its shortest day ever, scientists say. June 29,...
Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHumanity's activities and climate change are impacting the polar ice sheets, causing excessive...
What day is the winter solstice? It depends.
WHTM via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(WHTM) First, let’s get to the quick and easy answer to that question. The winter solstice for 2023 will take place in our area on December 21 at 10:27...
Melting polar ice may be slowing Earth’s spin and messing with how we measure time
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the next couple of years, everyone on Earth will lose a second of time but when exactly this...
The Earth broke its record for the shortest day – and the effects could be ‘devastating’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Earth has set a new record for the shortest day. The planet completed a full spin on 29 June...