https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-an-accelerating-earth-led-experts-to-adopt-the-leap-hourContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-an-accelerating-earth-led-experts-to-adopt-the-leap-hourhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-an-accelerating-earth-led-experts-to-adopt-the-leap-hour#u146397Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:51:51 +0000Global timekeepers voted to end leap seconds starting from May 2027 following concerns over Earth's faster spin and the rising risk of a negative leap second. Delegates from 69 countries meeting in France agreed to adopt a leap hour to protect digital infrastructure and computer systems from failures caused by non-standard minute lengths. Under the new system, official time and Earth's rotation will gradually drift apart until the accumulated difference reaches a full hour over a span of centuries.Why it mattersLeap seconds have long posed a technical hazard for software, financial n