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Melting ice is likely causing Earth to spin faster; Here’s why that’s a problem for timekeepers
HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVNo surprise, timekeeping is fairly complicated. According to McCarthy, June 29 was the shortest day in recent history but only since the international adaptation of the atomic clock. Even since his retirement in 2005, McCarthy remains a leading authority on timekeeping and continues to consult for the Observatory. FILE - The US Naval Observatory Master Clock on Massachusetts Avenue and 34th Street in Washington, DC on Nov.