6. TV and Cellphone Usage
Lower human mood caused by cold, cloudy and rainy days pushes people towards watching TV in the search for entertainment. The research confirmed that people spend more time watching TV during the winter months than in the summer. Spending too much time watching TV is connected with diabetes, obesity, and death from cardiovascular disease, so finding ways to alleviate the impact of the unfavorable weather conditions by providing leisure facilities with transportation links may result in better health of the population. This definitely deserves to be on our list of ways weather affects human behavior and emotions, right?
A study in Lisbon, Portugal showed that during unfavorable weather conditions people tend to communicate with those they have strong ties with much more than those of weak ties. Average call duration is not influenced by the weather, but longer calls are more likely during cold weather.
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