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A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh, on the newest of 2 developments

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.

ABC 11 Raleigh's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks

    Headline from WFLA ·

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    A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    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.

  2. Washington Times

    A faster-spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    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.

  3. CBS News

    Earth is spinning faster than it used to. Clocks might have to skip a second to keep up. (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The planet is headed towards what one expert called a "negative leap second."

  4. New York Post

    A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract ‘negative leap second’ in 2029 (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    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.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Timekeepers may subtract a second from clocks as soon as 2029 as planet spins slightly faster (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Ice melting at both of Earth’s poles has been counteracting the planet's burst of speed and is likely to have delayed the global second of reckoning by about three years.

  6. FOX 35 Orlando

    World clocks may lose a second as Earth spins faster (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

    Published

    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    World timekeepers may have to subtract a second from clocks due to Earth's faster rotation.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    A faster spinning Earth may force timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad faster. Wednesday

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