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Daylight Saving Time:
In the European Union, Summer Time ends the last Sunday in October. In the EU, all time zones change at the same moment. In the US, clocks go back on the first Sunday in November.
What’s the point of daylight saving time?
In short, to make better use of the light. When we move clocks backward an hour in the autumn, we are effectively transferring an hour of daylight from evening to morning, when it is arguably more useful to more people. The opposite thing happens in the spring. Daylight saving time is specifically the period between spring and autumn when we get an extra hour of daylight in the evening. Smarter readers will have noticed that no daylight is actually saved.
When did it all start?
The idea of fiddling with time to save energy or make the day seem longer goes back more than 200 years, though it was not until the first world war that it was finally taken seriously. Coal shortages throughout Europe prompted Germany and its ally Austria-Hungary to take up daylight saving in 1916 to preserve energy, and a flurry of other nations on both sides of the conflict quickly followed suit. The UK took the plunge in May 1916 and has stuck with it ever since.
Many countries dropped the ruse after 1918, only readopt it during the energy crises of the 1970s.
What is happening this year?
All EU member states move clocks back one hour on Sunday, under a law that harmonizes the duration of wintertime to prevent a proliferation of different seasonal changes across neighboring countries.
In the US, clocks go back on the first Sunday in November.
In the antipodes, New Zealand moved its clocks forward at the end of September and Australian states that observe daylight saving (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory) made the switch on the first Sunday in October.
Russia decided to stick with daylight saving all year round in 2011, but that led to darkness at noon in some latitudes, and so in 2014 it reverted to standard time in the autumn. The clocks have stayed there ever since.
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OSCILLATING FAN NOISE: Sleep sound of an oscillating fan running at low speed. Listener request from: Gian_itunes via Apple Podcasts - Canada 🇨🇦
SUPER CALM OCEAN SOUND: Enjoy the calm breeze from a Tropical Island in the Caribbean. Sweet dreams!
RAIN ON TENT: Tonight we are camping and listening to the calm sound of the rain falling on our tent. Requested by Mandy KaneWed
CAMP FIRE SOUNDSCAPE: Transport yourself to a calm sleep meditation outdoors by a crackling fire. Requested by Taylor Messmer via Google Forms.
CAR SOUND & RAIN: What about a car driving around in the rain? Requested by Chris via CastBox
SLEEP NOISE: I miss falling to sleep to the sound of an old fashion humidifier. Requested by Traci Johnson-Hartman
TROPICAL AMBIENCE: Hard rain on a metal roof with rumbling thunder and sounds from the Coqui frogs found in Puerto Rico. Requested by Chica22
RELAXING WIND: Take a mental journey into the treetops tonight with relaxing wind sounds. Requested episode by Greg Brabin
SLEEP AMBIENCE: Industrial kitchen room ambiance with an oscillating fan - Tonight's question - Describe a sound that makes you sleepy - Leave a comment in the review👇
TROPICAL BEACH: and calm jungle ambiance to make you sleep easier - Do you have a travel memory or a favorite place you find it easier to fall asleep? 💖
AMBIENT SLEEP MUSIC: Letting Go of Stress (Sleep Meditation) by Sleep Architects - Relaxing ambient music for deep sleep
SLEEP AMBIENCE: On board a Pirate Ship - The Captain's Cabin - Tonight's question: Describe a place where you like to fall asleep - Leave a comment in the review👇
JAPANESE GARDEN AMBIENCE: A calm sleepy soundscape with frogs, crickets, light rain on roof, calm wind and a distant flute. Requested episode by Hswirl (Australia)
Can counting sheep help you fall asleep? Try it, how many sheeps can you count? Leave the number in the review👇 Requested by Surayah Syed via CastBox
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HEAVY RAINSTORM: with the sound of a slight breeze, crickets, and soft humming. No thunder or lightning - Requested by Timbercloud
ROOM NOISE - Big oscillating fan with the distant sound of keyboard typing - requested by Steven - Do you listen to this podcast on headphones or on a speaker? Leave a comment in the review👇
Passing train sounds for sleep - Requested by Uncle_ang - Tonight's question - What sound make YOU sleep? Leave a comment in the review👇
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