Many people believe that this whole procedure of changing time, moving it forward and then backward takes a toll on their health. Daylight saving time for most of the country begins officially at 2 a.m. Sunday, suddenly and magically becoming 3 a.m. Dr. Charles Czeisler, chief of sleep medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said many people are not going to be able to get to bed too early.
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Does the iPhone automatically adjust to Daylight Saving Time?
As usual, firefighters urged people to use the time change as a reminder to check smoke alarms and replace the batteries if necessary. In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act requiring all 50 state to go on the same Daylight Saving Time.
In the Peace River District (including Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Hudson’s Hope, Fort St. John, Taylor and Tumbler Ridge) the region is on Mountain Time and doesn’t set their clocks in the Spring and Winter.
One study in 2008 even found daylight saving time may actually increase energy consumption.
Another year, another scientific study – now we learn that the risk of stroke goes up by 8 percent during the two days after the time switchover – 20 percent for those over 65.
Early riser Keith Peters of Springfield told 22News, he thinks it’s just nice to see more daylight. Most Americans will lose an hour of sleep this weekend.
At 2AM this Sunday, the clocks will spring forward an hour and change from standard time to daylight saving time.
Those who don’t get ample time to sleep each day also suffer poor levels of performance, concentration and memory. Arizona and Hawaii don’t observe the Daylight Saving Time. We’re here to answer all your questions about iPhone Daylight Savings. Daylight Saving Time will end November 1, when we’ll set our clocks back one hour.
The New York Times has a fascinating story explaining why all of us (OK, most of us) have to figure out twice a year how to change the clock in the vehicle radio display.
Do you love or hate the time change?
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A 2012 study from the University of Alabama depicted a 10 percent increase in heart attacks on the Monday and Tuesday after Daylight Saving Time (DST) returns.
