When does Time Change Fall 2010 take place? That seems to be the question of the day online, as this first period of heavy online use in our history is causing confusion on this day of Daylight Savings Time, called "DST," or the Time Change Fall 2010.
(UPDATE - Now it's our turn!)
But for Europe, not America or the Americas.
Today is Time Change Fall 2010 for Europe; in America and the Americas, it takes place November 7th. That's one week from today, October 31st. It's the first Sunday in November - the time for America to change its clocks.
Why?
First, Daylight Savings Time, or DST, itself was adopted to gain more light from a single day. It was observed more when the World's economy was largely agrarian. In today's tech culture, Daylight Savings Time isn't really needed as much. However, it does help with tourism and events.
Second, if you know that sundown is at 8 PM, because the clocks reflect that, rather than 7 PM, you will leave your event open one hour longer at least. That means more money and exposure for businesses that depend on daylight for revenue generation.
Time Change Fall and Daylight Savings Time Not Everywhere
With that, some countries don't observe the practice or the Time Change Fall 2010 or whatever and a number of countries are considering changes to DST or observe it in a different way. For example, Russia reduced their number of time zones from 11 to nine and are considering ending Daylight Savings Time in 2011. And Egypt changed its clock four times in 2010.
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