Sunnier days can improve mental health - but warmer temperatures can come with a deadly cost. With the start of meteorological spring comes an increase in evening sunlight and a chilly and weather active first few weeks. “Days will become noticeably longer throughout March, with many areas of the country gaining two or three minutes of sunlight with each passing day,” it noted. “This will add up fast, and by March 31 the sun will be above the horizon more than an hour longer than on March 1 for most of the United States.”.
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After being hammered by multiple rounds of atmospheric river storms in the winter that dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on the area, the Pacific Northwest will get the most sunlight first as longer days arrive. For parts of the U.S. below New York City, the impact of more sunlight in March is less pronounced. The nation’s capital will gain around 70 minutes of sun and Los Angeles will get around an hour.
Spring 2025 comes on the heels of the hottest two years on record, thanks to the impact of climate change and atmosphere-warming greenhouse gas emissions. “Unusually hot temperatures have become more common across parts of the United States in recent decades, extreme heat events (heat waves) have become more frequent and intense throughout the country, and these trends are expected to continue,” it said. “As a result, the risk of heat-related deaths and illness is also expected to increase unless people take steps to mitigate the impact or adapt.”.
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