Time Change 2014 News: Daylight Savings Time Ending November 2014, Clocks Go Back 1 Hour
The end of Daylight Savings Time (DST) marks the day where people will have to bid farewell to longer days and expect longer nights.
On Nov. 2, 2014, people across the U.S., Canada, and some regions of Mexico will have to set their clocks back one hour. It is advised that before going to bed on Saturday, Nov. 2, it is best to set the clocks back so that, for example, 9 p.m. becomes 8pm. The exceptions to DST are Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Credit for Daylight Savings Time belongs to Benjamin Franklin, who proposed the idea in an essay in 1784, wherein he wrote that the time change in the spring could be a good idea to save candles.
During World War II, DST was imposed to save fuel. Since then, DST has been used on and off, with varying start and end dates. Currently, Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March, and ends at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November.
Though the practice has resulted in helping people take advantage of the longer hours during the daytime for suited activities, there have been some studies that link a time change during the spring to an increase in heart attacks and car accidents.
According to the Huffington Post, the New England Journal of Medicine noted in a 2008 study that the incidence of heart attacks fell on a Monday after Daylight Savings Time ended.
Health experts recommend that people should go to bed early on Saturday and wake up at their usual time on Sunday. They also encourage heading outside for a short period of time for a dose of sunlight upon getting out of bed, and following a regular schedule throughout the day.
