Talk:Midnight sun
From Academic Kids
This is interesting:
- The period of midnight sun is reportedly very taxing on the human body. Peaks in the suicide figures and increased severity of mental disorders have been demonstrated to occur in summer months.
I was under the impression that it is the long winter nights that caused depression in arctic countries, especially because that's what's claimed by people living there! Maybe the negative effects of white nights are related to sleep deprivation? -- Miguel
- As a person living in Norway, I am also surprised by this statement. Peaks in suicide during sommer is more often explained as unsatisfied expectations rather than too much light.
- Anyway, that Iceland is a place to experience the midnight sun is strange considering that the nothern part of Iceland is below tha Artic circle. If noone protests, I'm going to change that. (By and large, Norway is _the_ country to watch it, but I don't want to be looked upon as a nationalist.)
- There is midnight sun in Iceland, because of refraction. This fact is included in the article: Due to refraction, the midnight sun may be experienced at latitudes slightly below the polar circle, though not exceeding a degree (depending on local conditions). Please do not remove the Iceland reference. Gerritholl aka Topjaklont | Talk 17:48, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- OK, then I don't. (However, would you call it 'midnight sun'? At least a parenthetic (due to refraction) should be included. Jon
