Farmers cite daylight saving's work and health impacts, vote for it to be cut back
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers cite daylight saving's work and health impacts, vote for it to be cut back

ABC  

Farmers in New South Wales are calling for change as a growing body of evidence suggests daylight saving is bad for people's health. Sleep Health Foundation chair Shanthakumar Rajaratnam, a professor of sleep and circadian medicine at Monash University, says people lose sleep in the transition in and out of daylight saving. Young people at risk University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Translational Research Collective, Brain and Mind Centre research fellow Mirim Shin was also concerned about the impact of daylight saving. "It is critically important that we prioritise sleep health and circadian health as a basis for important government policies like daylight saving," he said.

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Queensland support for daylight saving on the rise, 30 years after referendum
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Queensland support for daylight saving on the rise, 30 years after referendum

ABC  

Since the beginning of civilisation, humans have been transfixed by the concept of time. "Daylight saving is the single most petitioned topic in Queensland to the state parliament after car registration fees," Dr Sigler said. "No one under 52 years of age has ever voted on daylight saving in Queensland and no one under 34 years old has ever experienced …

Daylight savings time to start in NSW, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania and South Australia - what you need to know
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Daylight savings time to start in NSW, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania and South Australia - what you need to know

Daily Mail  

Many states and territories will put their clocks forward by one hour on Sunday morning. Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not have daylight savings time. The warmer weather and longer days will soon usher in another spring staple when many states and territories put their clocks forward by one hour Daylight saving is set to finish at …

Why Isn’t Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Experts Weigh In.
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Isn’t Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Experts Weigh In.

Huff Post  

Carol Yepes via Getty Images Some officials are trying to eliminate the process of changing our clocks each fall and spring. If that were ever to happen, our clocks would permanently move an hour forward ― like we do every spring ― making daylight saving time our new forever normal. The way we use energy is much different than our …

US switches to daylight saving time: How it harms health
1 year, 9 months ago

US switches to daylight saving time: How it harms health

Firstpost  

Experts say even a small change can have an impact on Circadian rhythm – the body’s internal 24-hour body clock which regulates cycles of alertness and sleepiness, Meanwhile, studies show an increase in heart attacks and car accidents following the switch to daylight saving time On Sunday, the United States switched over from standard time to daylight saving time. Whatever …

Op-Ed: The trouble with daylight saving time
2 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: The trouble with daylight saving time

LA Times  

Standard time is more closely aligned with our body clocks. For many, the Senate’s passage of the Sunshine Protection Act to enact year-round daylight saving time seemed like an appealing antidote to our collective grogginess after turning our clocks forward an hour on March 13. Each year, the sleep loss connected to “springing forward” for daylight saving time leads to …

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