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Is the sky less cloudy early in the morning? And if the speed of light changed, how would it affect our lives?

30 June 2021

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I am an early riser and am convinced that the day often starts off bright and clear, and gets cloudy by the time most people get up, in the south-east of the UK at least. Is that true, and if so why?

Richard Webb, London, UK

 

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If the speed of light changed, how would it affect our lives?

Martin Van Staeyen, St Ives, Cornwall, UK

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