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  2. Extreme cold: Why your house is popping and how to prevent ...

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    Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2019. We are republishing it as part of our winter coverage. Bitter-cold temperatures can make your home do strange things in the winter months.

  3. Why sudden loud booms sometimes occur when it's very cold outside

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  4. Seasonal affective disorder - Wikipedia

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    Light therapy uses a lightbox, which emits far more lumens than a customary incandescent lamp. Bright white "full spectrum" light at 10,000 lux, blue light at a wavelength of 480 nm at 2,500 lux or green (actually cyan or blue-green [35]) light at a wavelength of 500 nm at 350 lux are used, with the first-mentioned historically preferred. [36] [37]

  5. Light pillar - Wikipedia

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    A light pillar or ice pillar is an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which a vertical beam of light appears to extend above and/or below a light source. The effect is created by the reflection of light from tiny ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere or that compose high-altitude clouds (e.g. cirrostratus or cirrus clouds ). [ 1 ]

  6. Brownout (electricity) - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, a significant reduction of heat output will occur with a relatively small reduction in voltage. An incandescent lamp will dim due to lower heat creation in the filament, as well as lower conversion of heat to light. Generally speaking, no damage will occur but functionality will be impaired.

  7. The 8 Best Indoor Grow Lights to Help Your Plants Survive Winter

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    4. Root Farm All-Purpose LED Grow Light. Best for Starting Seeds. Starting plants from seed lets you get a jumpstart on the growing season, so your plants are ready to go in the ground as soon as ...

  8. Seasonal lag - Wikipedia

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    The amount of Sun energy reaching a location on Earth ("insolation", shown in blue) varies through the seasons.As it takes time for the seas and lands to heat or cool, the surface temperatures will lag the primary cycle by roughly a month, although this will vary from location to location, and the lag is not necessarily symmetric between summer and winter.

  9. Winter weather: How to keep kids safe in extreme cold

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    To stay toasty while the heater starts up, Butler suggests draping your young child in a blanket (over their car seat harness or seat belt). You can also put their coat backward on top of them.