Sunday, 21. December 2008, 10:19:04
seasonal affective disorder, darkness, SAD, winter
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Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, or more correctly the day with the shortest amount of daylight. Here in Oslo, the sun rose this morning at 9:19am, and will set at 3:12pm. Yes, that’s right: not even six hours of daylight. Just as Norway is the land of the midnight sun in summer, it is also the land of the midday darkness in winter. I’m just glad that I don’t live in the north of the country, which is currently experiencing total darkness through the winter months.
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Wednesday, 3. December 2008, 20:29:31
reflectors, darkness
The goal in Norway at the moment is to see and be seen – literally. As you’ll recall from my previous past about
Life in the Land of the Midnight Sun, as the country edges further into winter, the days become shorter and shorter... at the moment sunrise is at 8:56am and sunset is at 3:18pm. (And until winter solstice, the sun will rise 2 minutes later each day and set 1 minute earlier.
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With all that darkness, Norwegians become very concerned about visibility, and start wearing reflective gear so that they can be better seen by cars. The reflective gear ranges from vests and wrist bands to stickers and reflectors that dangle from your clothing.
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WIDGETIZE