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176 What's Worse Than Setting Clocks Back an Hour? Permanent Daylight Savings Time

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/03/2024 02:34 EDT

What's Worse Than Setting Clocks Back an Hour?  Permanent Daylight Savings Time

"It's that time again," writes USA Today, noting that Sunday morning millions of Americans (along with millions more in Canada, Europe, parts of Australia, and Chile) "will set their clocks back an hour, and many will renew their twice-yearly calls to put an end to the practice altogether..."

Experts say the time changes are detrimental to health and safety, but agree that the answer isn't permanent DST. "The medical and scientific communities are unified ... that permanent standard time is better for huma

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