[tz] Negative leap second in main stream media.

[brian.inglis at systematicsw.ab.ca]

And the Beeb:

	https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68684244

links to the article:

	https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07170-0

which appears to be Springer Open Access for reading.

The researcher is Agnew from Scripps UCSD, and thinks a negative leap second is 
imminent, an unprecedented problem, and a likely disaster, whereas a former USNO 
rep says it is less likely.

On 2024-03-28 07:36, Tim Parenti via tz wrote:
> See also:
> 
> "Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, with possible consequences 
> for timekeeping", NBC News, 2024-03-27.
> https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/melting-ice-slowing-earth-rotation-may-affect-time-rcna145009 <https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/melting-ice-slowing-earth-rotation-may-affect-time-rcna145009>
> 
> --
> Tim Parenti
> 
> 
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 at 07:45, Arthur David Olson via tz wrote:
>     '...although the core is causing the planet to spin faster, the planetary
>     shape changes caused by a warming climate are slowing that process. Absent
>     this effect...the overall acceleration of the planet’s rotation might
>     require timekeepers to insert a “negative leap second” at the end of 2026.
>     Because of climate change, that might not be necessary until 2029.'
>     "Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our
>     clocks," Washington Post, 2024-03-28. Behind a paywall:
>     <https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/03/27/leap-second-melting-poles-climate-time>

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