Sun rises 2 days early in Greenland.

[TalkingDog]

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkurier.at%2Fnachrichten%2F2064344.php&act=url

Google Translation:

And let there be light: In Greenland this year, the sun after the polar night by two days early to be addressed. According to the KNR Radio Greenland Ilulissat was the central star in the city on Tuesday At exactly 12:56:57 Clock.
Normally, the sun rises in the West Greenland settlement, however, until 13 January again.

Inhabitants of the third-largest city with 4500 inhabitants of Greenland, made because of the early sun appeared worried.
"Here comes the sun in place until 13 January. Since one or the other probably does not do that," quoted the Greenlandic radio KNR a 74-year-old locals in a report on his website.

[Brickbat]

1. No wonder the Arctic ice is melting.

[Greybnk48]

2. First off, you talk really well for a dog.

That said, there are still some rough patches in your syntax. ; )

[TalkingDog]

3. Google translation, but for a pup, I guess I do okay.

[JudyM]

7. best laugh i had yet today: thanks! n/t

[XemaSab]

4. There was an article posted about this the other day

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x130295

http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/98789_climate_change_brings_illumination_to_arctic_winter/


The mechanism is very interesting. It has to do with refraction of the light through different temperature gradients.

[Sinistrous]

5. I almost posted a snarky comment about being sure that

someone would link this to climate change. But damn, it really IS linked to climate change.

Shame on me.

[immoderate]

6. Yoda, that you?

:)

--imm