The end of the leap second: towards a reform of universal time

The General Conference on Weights and Measures may abolish the leap second by 2035.

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The fact

This mechanism, used since 1972, causes growing technical issues for computer systems.

An 'hour leap' would be introduced to synchronize clocks with Earth's rotation.

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