The Negative Leap Second, Climate Change, and Timekeeping

par Alissar Boulos, 30/03 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Climate Change daylight saving time

On Sunday, March 31st, just before dawn, most of the planet will set its clocks forward by one hour in what is known as daylight saving time (DST). However, another issue has sprung forward, with climate change affecting Earth’s rotation and with it, timekeeping. Weirdly, global warming could be helping to delay history’s first “negative ...