Time will stop in 2029? Here to find out why.

Do you know time might stop in 2029 year due to the slow rotation of the earth in unusual circumstances due to global warming? This is because melting polar ice is slowing down the rotation of the earth, which can impact time measurement.

According to a new study, the melting of polar ice has been occurring continuously due to climate change. It has slowed the rotation of Earth which might stop time in 2029.

Duncan Agnew is the study’s author and a geophysicist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. He stated that the rapid melting of ice on the poles changes the distribution of Earth’s mass.

As a result, the planet’s angular velocity changes because less solid ice exists at the poles causing more mass concentration toward the equator.

Thomas Herring is a geophysics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He stated what you are doing with ice melts is you are taking water(frozen solid) in places like Antarctica and Greenland. That frozen water is melting and you move water to other places on Earth. The water flows towards the equator.

The study showed how humans can achieve things previously thought to be beyond their control. Duncan also said even though he finds it impressive they have done something that has a measurable effect on how fast the Earth rotates. Things are unfolding in unexpected ways.

It is a universal fact that an extra day is added to February every four years. It refers to a “leap year.” However, a leap second is typically added at the end of December or June every few years. A leap second is a one-second adjustment to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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This happens because the speed at which Earth rotates around its axis varies slightly. A complete rotation does not take exactly one day. Hence, the end of June or December gets an extra leap of seconds. It ensures time stays aligned with the astronomical line (based on Earth’s rotation).

However, Duncan proposed a negative leap second following the study. A negative leap second would eliminate a second for the first time in history. Unlike leap second, a negative leap subtracts a second from UTC to keep it aligned with Earth’s rotation.

Duncan also suggested a negative leap second could occur in 2029 to adjust for Earth’s fast rotation rather than slowing down. However, he warned this could generate extreme difficulties in smartphones and computers.