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Constant clouds over US Great Lakes area could hurt residents’ mental health (www.theguardian.com)
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[-] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

As someone who moved out of Michigan after living there 2.5 decades......not sure how this is any different from any other year. Average is 100 days of sun per year in Michigan. ~250 days of clouds is normal and SADS is a commonly diagnosed cause for depression there. Therapists get special training to identify it.

[-] nerin@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah... I have lived in MI for 39 years. It's always been super cloudy but we also have IMO some of the most beautiful natural resources around so even if it is cloudy there are plenty of ways to get out of funks. There are only so many places that you can see multiple inland freshwater seas in a single day.

[-] navigatron@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago

Can confirm.

Vitamin D supplements are a necessity here.

[-] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Sounds like Belgium in November-December (due to atlantic moisture), but January can be (and is now) quite sunny.
Problem is, some people imagine (maybe subconciously) that global warming could be like going south on a holiday for some winter sun, while models project that we'll get even less sunlight in winter, due to evaporating more from warmer oceans, without increasing the driver of convection.

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