The world is speeding up and we might need a ‘negative leap second’, study says
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Earth might soon need a “negative leap second” where a second will be removed from existence, experts say. Changes in the ice caps mean that the negative leap second could be required three years later than it would be expected otherwise. One day soon, however, the speed will be such that the world will actually need a “negative leap second”, scientists say. It’s yet another indication that we’re in a very unusual time.” It is not clear that a negative leap second would be possible given our current computing infrastructure.
