• Question: Why do we change the clocks?

    Asked by Afaf to Carolyn, Peter, Richard, Sara, Siana on 18 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Carolyn Nielsen

      Carolyn Nielsen answered on 18 Nov 2015:

      Changing the clocks let’s us make better use of the natural sunlight, that’s why it’s more formal name is ‘Daylight savings’.

      Interestingly, not all countries do this at the same time of year or even it do it at all. For example, not all states in the USA change the clocks!

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