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Why is the Earth spinning faster? Neil deGrasse Tyson explains what’s up with Earth’s rotational velocity and how different factors can add or subtract leap seconds to our year. Is climate change affecting Earth’s spin?

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction: What Up With Earth Spinning Faster?
00:12 – Standardizing Time & Adding Leap Seconds
2:47 – Earth Speeding Up
3:26 – What Effects Earth’s Rotation? Tides
4:50 – Earthquakes
6:09 – Melting Polar Ice
7:17 – Clickbait Titles & Our Spinning Planet

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