[LEAPSECS] negative leap second in 2029?

[Brooks Harris]

The Duncan Agnew's paper is behind a Nature paywall. However there's a 
complimentary version at The Verge;

Melting ice, missing seconds.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/27/24113810/melting-ice-missing-seconds

which leads to:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07170-0.epdf?sharing_token=-4pP-eZf6eObiSfe3TNOHNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0M8eI6W1yLpWHEpE-RIkTCyYE2WIbRIkp2z3i1LfYhEU8aLQhu_JxHk6N8c3xTCvHsplgivBG-96Nh2V3a-W_ZcayRad3sAdaykkHQgrv-HsYhe1KlOkFAG4SbeSgJbV1knybaQavrerapyhKN2FdJNHfZh6e2GOrxjvaI6Qr_hgduEunJNWF4NG-wN9K10siI%3D&tracking_referrer=www.theverge.com

On 3/30/2024 7:03 PM, Paul Hirose wrote:
> "Even a few years ago, the expectation was that leap seconds would 
> always be positive, and happen more and more often," Duncan Agnew, a 
> geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of 
> California's San Diego campus, said in a statement. "But if you look 
> at changes in the Earth’s rotation, which is the reason for leap 
> seconds, and break down what causes these changes, it looks like a 
> negative one is quite likely. One second doesn’t sound like much, but 
> in today’s interconnected world, getting the time wrong could lead to 
> huge problems."
>
> https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/what-time-is-it-clock-adjustment
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