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"bone-chilling,.... Vancouver winter" I guess temperature really is relative.

• LeifCarrotson 9y ago
  It makes me wonder if there are geographic/climactic components to seasonal affective disorder. In Vancouver, it's going to be in the "bone-chilling" upper 40s today, while a few degrees south near me it will be in the low 20s. A few degrees south means that even though we have colder weather, we'll have more hours of brighter sunlight. In England, further north than either of our locations, it will be in the low 50s (those temperature ranges are 8, -6, and 11 degrees Celsius, respectively). Would more people suffer from SAD in more northern locations because there's simply less sun, but they'll choose to live there because it's warm enough as a result of proximity to ocean currents? Or would fewer people suffer from SAD because they can spend more time outside where it's warmer?
  • TheCondor 9y ago
    There does seem to be some correlation. People in more southern places are less likely to have the condition.