Winter Started Today?
Just because it got colder faster doesn't mean winter solstice jumped the gun too.
While the unusually frigid weeks leading up to today might have fooled some of us, winter didn't officially start until 12:00 a.m. this morning. Marked annually by the winter solstice, an astronomical event where the earth's axis tilts as far as it can away from the sun, the beginning of winter always falls either on the 22nd or, as it has this year, the 21st. Though a grim harbinger for the cold-averse among us, the winter solstice also ushers in an annual trend we non-nocturnals can appreciate: the days after it get longer. Today, is the shortest day of the year, meaning all days after will steadily increase in length until peaking on June 21, next year's summer solstice. From there days will shorten until the next winter solstice. 16…
