We at the newsroom of Mega Curioso, which have been in Curitiba, a city where it hasn't been raining practically since Christmas, don't stop mumbling about the bad weather - hey ... it's summer and we want to enjoy a little sun! - and we have already elected São Pedro as the official of the month of the capital of Paraná.

However, we came across news that made us rethink our discontent a bit. This is because we learn that Moscow had only six minutes of sunlight all December - and the truth is that we at Mega think it is better to face passing showers and a cloudy sky than to spend a whole month in the gloom and darkness. We already explain the reason!

Darkness

According to Matthew Luxmoore of The New York Times, the Russian capital has had the “darkest” December of the last 18 years, breaking - with ease - the previous record set in 2000, when the sun's rays showed up. in Moscow for miserly three hours all month long.

As you know, in the northern hemisphere, winter occurs between the months of December, January and February, and in this season the days get shorter - unlike here in the southern hemisphere where we are in midsummer and can enjoy more hours with natural light.

Have you thought? Spend almost a whole month like that? (Daily Mail / APF / Getty Images)

But going back to the northern hemisphere, the farther up the globe a city is, the shorter the period of daylight it will record during the day, and Moscow, which is at the coordinates 55 ° 45'N 37 ° 37 ' And, it is among the localities that receive few hours of sunlight in winter. However, on average, the Russian capital usually records 18 hours of natural light in December - which is much more than in 2017!

And what happened then? Any curses? Had the dark creatures decided to reign over Moscow in December? Was it Putin's fault? In fact, it seems to be everyone's fault ... With climate fluctuations and extreme weather phenomena occurring, according to Tariq Tahir of the Daily Mail, the staff of the Russian Meteorological Center explained that last year Russia recorded temperatures higher than normal, and last summer was warmer, rainier, and darker than usual.

Despite the regrets, Moscow looked beautiful in December ... (Pinterest)

Then there were sudden drops that almost set new cold records in various parts of the country - such as Oymyakon, which recorded - 62 ° C this winter. This whole climate mess eventually led to the formation of a thick layer of clouds resulting from the advancement of hot and humid air masses from the Atlantic, and adding to that the lack of sunshine that is normal in December, the result was this endless gloom.

Because (with the exception of vampires) we need exposure to the sun so that our body can produce properly, among other things, serotonin - a neurotransmitter that helps regulate our sleep, appetite and body temperature, is associated with the inhibition of aggression and anger and, moreover, is related to the onset of depression. So if we here at Mega are a little injured because of the rains here in Curitiba, think about Muscovites, who have been watching the sun for almost a whole month!