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Timekeepers to vote on ditching the leap second
Metrologists and timekeeping authorities are set to vote on abolishing the leap second, the occasional one-second adjustment added to Coordinated Universal Time since 1972 to keep clocks aligned with Earth's irregular rotation. Supporters argue the unpredictable corrections cause serious problems for computing and navigation systems, while critics worry that dropping them will let clock time drift slowly away from the solar day.
Why now: A formal vote on scrapping a long-standing global timekeeping convention is imminent, sparking debate among scientists and technologists.
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