Anyone trying to make an international call this weekend would be forgiven for getting a little mixed up.Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States on Sunday, bumping the clocks back an hour. The change happened in Europe a week earlier, meaning the time difference between the continents was momentarily smaller.It’s another confusing wrinkle in a confusing temporal process that confounds the world.Today, 70 countries change their clocks midyear for Daylight Saving Time, including most of North America, Europe and parts of South America and New Zealand. China, Japan, India and most countries near the equator don’t fall back or jump ahead. In much of Asia and South America, the Daylight Saving Time shift was adopted, but then abandoned. It has never been observed in most of Africa.While the United States extended its Daylight Saving Time in 2005 and Florida wants to make it its standard time, other countries are moving to ditch the practice. The European Union is weighing … [Read more...] about Daylight Saving Time is super unpopular. Here are the countries trying to ditch it.
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Daylight saving time is unpopular. Here are the countries trying to ditch it.
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Dan LaMoore sizes hands for an 8-foot diameter silhouette clock at Electric Time Co., in Medfield, Mass., in November 2016. Daylight saving time ended Sunday, when clocks are set back one hour. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Anyone trying to make an international call this weekend would be forgiven for getting a little mixed up. Daylight saving time ends in the United States on Sunday, bumping the clocks back an hour. The change happened in Europe a week earlier, meaning the time difference between the continents was momentarily smaller. ADVERTISEMENTSkip It’s another confusing wrinkle in a confusing temporal process that confounds the world. Today, 70 countries change their clocks midyear for daylight saving time, including most of North America, Europe and parts of South America and … [Read more...] about Daylight saving time is unpopular. Here are the countries trying to ditch it.
Bill Gates and Ban Ki-moon are recruiting mayors, heads of state, and finance pros around the world on a last-ditch quest to save us from catastrophic heat, drought, and flooding
Hilary Brueck, provided by Published 7:20 am CDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 SevereStudios.com via AP On Tuesday, 28 commissioners and 17 countries around the world banded together to form the Global Commission on Adaptation. Their task for the next year will be to figure out the best ways to both fight and cope with the dramatic, disastrous effects of life on a hotter planet. The program is led by Bill Gates, Ban Ki-moon, and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva. The commission also includes 25 other leaders from around the globe, including the mayors of Miami and Paris, as well as China's environment minister. The 17 countries on board include big players in the world's energy economy, like Canada, Mexico, China, India, Germany, and the UK. (The US is not on the list.) Scroll down for a full list of who's involved. The bad news about our planet released last week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that time is running very … [Read more...] about Bill Gates and Ban Ki-moon are recruiting mayors, heads of state, and finance pros around the world on a last-ditch quest to save us from catastrophic heat, drought, and flooding
Bill Gates and Ban Ki-moon are recruiting mayors, heads of state, and finance pros around the world on a last-minute quest to save us from catastrophic heat, drought and flooding
On Tuesday, 28 commissioners and 17 countries around the world banded together to form the Global Commission on Adaptation. Their task for the next year will be to figure out the best ways to both fight and cope with the dramatic, disastrous effects of life on a hotter planet. The program is led by Bill Gates, Ban Ki-moon, and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva. The commission also includes 25 other leaders from around the globe, including the mayors of Miami and Paris, as well as China’s environment minister. The 17 countries on board include big players in the world’s energy economy, like Canada, Mexico, China, India, Germany, and the UK . (The US is not on the list.) Scroll down for a full list of who’s involved. The bad news about our planet released last week from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that time is running very short to get serious about the threat of disastrous floods, storms, fires, droughts, and extreme … [Read more...] about Bill Gates and Ban Ki-moon are recruiting mayors, heads of state, and finance pros around the world on a last-minute quest to save us from catastrophic heat, drought and flooding
12 myths about buying plane tickets that are actually costing you money
From regional pricing to flight search engines, there are many variables that determine how much you pay for air travel. Here are 12 misconceptions about plane tickets ― and how you can actually save money when booking your next trip. MYTH: Tuesday is the cheapest day of the week to purchase tickets. Although it might not be true that Tuesday is the cheapest day to buy plane tickets, prices can be more affordable on certain weekdays. According to a 2017 report by Bloomberg that analysed data from the airfare forecasting company Hopper, the Tuesday rule only applies to 1.6% of domestic US flights, and only if you book right at midnight. Even if you complete the sale at 12 on the dot, you’re going to save just $US18 on average. Larger discounts do exist ― but they’re more common for international flights. 900 of the 3,500 global routes that Hopper examined offered an average discount of $US20 per ticket on Thursdays, with 600 routes shaving off $US30 on Mondays. … [Read more...] about 12 myths about buying plane tickets that are actually costing you money