Summer is the warmest season of the year. The regions near the equator are usually warmer than those lying near the poles. The curve of the Earth gives these places the most sunlight. The areas around the Earth's poles have ice, which reflects a lot of the sun's rays.
The summer equinox occurs when the sun is directly above the equator. When the seasons are based on the position of the Earth in relation to the sun, it is called summer. The summer season in the Northern Hemisphere starts on June 21. The sun is at the greatest angle toward the North Pole. The South Pole is tilted toward the sun during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
The summer and autumn equinoxes are the summer and autumn solstices. The summer solstice is the day of the year in which the sun is up the longest, while the autumnal equinox is when night and day are the same length.
There is more than one definition for summer. A meteorological season is defined as the 12 months of the year being divided into four seasons with three months each. January and February are summer to the south, while June, July and August are summer to the north. Over the rest of the year, temperatures tend to be lower than during these months.
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In some areas of the country, the heat in the summer causes temperatures to be cooler. The hot, dry time of year can cause a shortage of water. During the summer, heat waves can occur when the weather is excessively hot. Both can cause problems for people and wildlife.
The British Geographer says that summer is the time of the wet season in many tropical regions. During this time period, vegetation growth increases. If the winds change, the monsoon season can begin with violent storms.
During heat waves, dehydration is the cause of many deaths. According to the CDC, heat waves are the most deadly extreme weather events in the United States. It's important to stay hydrated when temperatures soar. The exact amount of water varies person to person, but 2 to 4 liters for active adults is a general target range to aim for, according to a Huffington Post article. People doing vigorous exercise should drink more.
The excessive temperatures and dry weather associated with summer, as well as the violent monsoons, can cause rising death tolls.
In the summer of 1858, the temperature was not the only problem for the city of London. The raw sewage made its way to the river as water closets became the new rage. The smell blanketed the city. Many drank from the river and died from diseases, despite the noxious odor. According to The History Channel, a new sewer system helped prevent a stinky summer in 1865.
Between October 31, 1923 and April 7, 1924, the town of Marble Bar in Western Australia set a world record for highest temperature in a day.
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was a period of several years of dry weather and dust storms in the central United States. Farmers fields were turned into dust that traveled all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. In 1936, heat waves added to the pain, with Yuma, Arizona, experiencing 101 days of temperatures over 100 degrees F.
The University of Chicago Press states that 739 people died in the Chicago heat wave of 1995 over the course of five days. The temperatures seemed higher than 120. The power grids burned out as more and more people used the air conditioner. Hospitals were struggling with the increased patient load.
An article in the journal Comptes Rendus Biologies states that in July and August of 2003 there were more than 70,000 deaths due to rising temperatures in Europe. The summer temperature was determined to be higher than any other summer since 1500. This heat wave is the most deadly in recorded history.
The second deadliest heat wave in the world happened a few years later in Russia. The country was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 Over the course of three weeks, approximately 56,000 people died, many of them from swimming in unsafe locations or being intoxicated.
The second deadliest heat wave in India occurred in April and May of 2015. It resulted in over 2,000 deaths from temperatures ranging from a low of 45 degrees to a high of 118.6 degrees.
According to the National Climatic Data Center, the summer of 2014 was the hottest on record. Extreme heat waves may become the norm. According to NASA, most scientists agree that global heat records are being broken due to human created global warming.
There will always be seasons, and the weather will always change from day to day, month to month, and year to year, according to Adam Sobel, Columbia professor, atmospheric scientist and author of Storm Surge.
It's road trip time in the summer. Hundreds of thousands of families and friends take advantage of sunny, warm weather and hit the road, heading for beaches and lakes, national parks and reserves. Road trips are a chance to get together with family and friends. People's fondest memories of childhood are usually related to vacations and road trips, according to a Los Angeles based marriage and family therapist.
The summer road trip is a reflection of American culture. American society experienced many changes after World War II. The infrastructure of roads and highways underwent increased development and improvements at the same time that cars became more affordable and accessible to the average family. The summer road trip was popular because of this culmination.
Road trips symbolize freedom and independence for Americans. It is no wonder then that when children are out of school, people start thinking about vacations.
The Telegraph has an article about the worst heat waves in history. You can read about the first day of summer in The Farmer's Almanac.
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