Sunsets have gradually been getting later -- a sign that spring is just around the corner. Daylight Saving Time takes effect Sunday, March 10.
Sunsets in western Washington have gradually been getting later over the past few weeks -- a sign spring is just around the corner., and we'll set our clocks ahead one hour. The yearly time change comes despite Washington lawmakers pushing to keep the state on permanent daylight saving time.So why do we even have daylight saving time to begin with? Here are a few facts about the time switch.
Fast forward to 1905, and a man named William Willett came up with the idea of moving the clocks forward in the summer to take advantage of the daylight in the mornings and lighter evenings. Willett's idea was picked up by some lawmakers, who introduced a legislation, but it was highly opposed, and Willet died in 1915 before his idea could become reality.DST was first adopted in Germany during World War I in 1916 to replace artificial lighting so they could save on fuel for the war effort.
"The shift to daylight saving time has been linked to an uptick in heart attacks, strokes, traffic fatalities and workplace injuries — and some sleep experts have called for an end to springing forward altogether,"In the last few years, 19 states have either enacted legislation or passed resolutions to stick to daylight saving time year-round, but implementing this change would require an update to federal law, which goes back to the Uniform Time Act.
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