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A shift in seconds: How global warming is set to change world clocks – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented turn of events, a new study reveals that the melting of polar ice, influenced by global warming, is altering Earth's rotation and, consequently, how we measure time. This adjustment could lead to the world's clocks losing a second within the next few years, a direct result of human activity.According to the report, the Earth's rotation, which dictates the hours and minutes of our day, is not constant.Factors such as changes on Earth's surface and activity in its molten core can cause slight variations. These variations sometimes necessitate the adjustment of the world's timekeeping systems by a leap second. While the addition of seconds has been a common practice to align with Earth's slowing rotation, the current acceleration in rotation speed signifies t...
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Faster, higher, stronger… warmer: How future editions of Summer Olympics could evolve due to climate change

Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were forced to confront the growing challenge that climate change could have on the Games. IOC chief Thomas Bach pointed out that due to warming temperatures, there will practically remain just 10 countries that could host snow events by 2040. The most recent edition of the Winter Olympics — hosted by China in Beijing — heavily relied on artificial snow. To deal with the issue, the IOC said it was exploring the idea of having a small rotating pool of host countries in place for the Winter Olympics. “Climate change is already having an effect on sport. In winter sports, the lack of snow is already leading to a shift: from the sports of snow, which means outdoor sports, to sports competed on ice, which means indoors,” Bach had told a se...