Here Comes the Sun...
Okay, this is weird.
Residents of a town on the western coast of Greenland may have seen the sun peek over the horizon 48 hours earlier than its usual arrival on Jan. 13, sparking speculation, and disagreements, over possible causes.
The town of Ilulissat sits just above the Arctic Circle, meaning its residents had been without any sunlight for a good chunk of the winter, and traditionally they'd expect to see their "first sunrise" on Jan. 13.
News that the sun had peeked over the horizon on Jan. 11 appeared online in British and German-language publications and it appears to trace back to a story by the Greenland broadcasting company KNR that quotes residents who noticed the change.
Living where I do and hating winter as I do, I refuse to believe that this is an illusion or a hoax. I see it as a sign of good things happening, and we're one day closer to those precious 75-degree days. If they get here two days earlier (let's see... That makes it a Thursday), I'm good with that. No. I'm better than good with that. I'm freakin' great with that.
-DP
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