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How an accelerating Earth led experts to adopt the leap hour.

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International delegates voted to stop using leap seconds and move toward a leap hour, which is not expected to occur for thousands of years.

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“International delegates agree leap second no longer tenable, but first leap hour not likely to happen for thousands of years After decades of discussion, quibbling and worrying about clocks in computer systems, the world’s official timekeepers have voted to…”
Guardian Technology, 15 Oct 2026, 16:16.

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