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Sunrise at 9 am? Experts Agree Life Is About To Get Weird
Or should I say weirder? While the world is burning to the ground, lawmakers decided abolishing Daylight Savings Time was at the top of their list!
The bill, dubbed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” and drafted by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, is now headed to the House of Representatives. The swiftness of its passage has surprised many, as Congress is widely regarded as a (truly) slow-galloping horse. (It did take nine months for it to assemble a second stimulus package during the height of the COVID pandemic in the country.) But the mild inconvenience of remembering to reset the clocks, and the slight frustration of an hour less sleep once a year, seemed to spur action.
It’s going to be especially strange for certain parts of the country that are going to have 9 am sunrise. Instead of 6/7/8 am.
Permanent DST would also mean darker winter mornings for schoolchildren and many shift workers who have an early commute to their respective activities. Also, just how much actual daylight you gain would depend on where you live geographically and within your area’s time zone. (For…
