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  • North Icelandic Town Celebrates First Day Of Sunlight

    North Icelandic Town Celebrates First Day Of Sunlight

    Today, the inhabitants of Siglufjörður, on Iceland’s north coast, celebrated a very special day today: the return of sunlight, MBL reports. It’s no secret that Icelandic winters are characterised by long periods of darkness, but some places fare better than others. Icelanders…

  • Cheer Up: The Winter Solstice Is Here

    Cheer Up: The Winter Solstice Is Here

    Today is the darkest day of the year for the northern hemisphere, which means only one thing: sunlight will keep increasing from this point onwards. As RÚV reports, at 22:23 tonight, the earth will have tilted as far away from the sun…