Leap seconds have righted global clocks 27 times. So why do timekeepers want to kill it?

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, October 13, 2026). Leap seconds have righted global clocks 27 times. So why do timekeepers want to kill it?: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-10-13/leap-seconds-have-righted-global-clocks-27-times-so-why-do-timekeepers-want-to

@online{newsylist_74511,
  author = {Newsylist Editorial Desk},
  title = {{Leap seconds have righted global clocks 27 times. So why do timekeepers want to kill it?}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-10-13/leap-seconds-have-righted-global-clocks-27-times-so-why-do-timekeepers-want-to},
  note = {Tracked across 3 independent newsrooms}
}

> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([Leap seconds have righted global clocks 27 times. So why do timekeepers want to kill it?](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-10-13/leap-seconds-have-righted-global-clocks-27-times-so-why-do-timekeepers-want-to)), this event was corroborated across 3 independent sources with a live velocity of 2.