Dat de aarde steeds sneller om haar as gaat draaien hadden we al eens besproken in deze podcast. Maar betekent dat dan dat we binnenkort de negatieve schrikkelseconde moeten gaan invoeren? Komt dat wel goed?

Earth Will Spin Unusually Quickly in July and August:

https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/earth-fast-rotation-2025

A Day Is Not Exactly 24 Hours:

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/earth-rotation.html#calc-daylength

Earth is spinning faster, leading timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move:

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/21/science/earth-spinning-faster-shorter-days

Lengte van dagen tabel:

https://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/index.php?index=lod_eclipses&lang=en

A global timekeeping problem postponed by global warming:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07170-0

Should We Expect Further Acceleration of the Earth’s Rotation in the Coming Years?

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.06343

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