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Autumn&_160;· Winter The seasons are popularly considered in some Western countries to start at the equinoxes and solstices, based on astronomical reckoning. Thus, in the Northern hemisphere, based on astronomy, summer begins on the day of the June solstice and ends on the September equinox. When it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is winter in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa. But, because the seasonal lag is less than 1/10th of a year (except near large bodies of water), the meteorological start of the season, which is based on average temperature patterns, precedes by about three weeks the start of the astronomical season.[1] According to meteorologists, summer extends for the whole months of December, January and February in the southern hemisphere, and the whole months of June, July and August in the northern hemisphere. This meteorological definition of summer also aligns with the commonly viewed notion of summer as the season with the longest (and warmest) days of the year, in which daylight predominates. From the astronomical perspective, spring days lengthen from equinox to solstice and summer days shorten from solstice to equinox, while meteorological summer encompasses the build-up to the longest day and a diminishing thereafter, so that summer has many more hours of daylight than spring. Today, the meteorological reckoning of the seasons is used in Australia, Denmark and the former USSR; it is also used by many people in the United Kingdom, where summer is thought of as extending from mid-May to mid-August. In Ireland, summer begins on 1 May and ends 31 July, by the Irish calendar. Meanwhile, the astronomical definition is more frequently used in the United States. In general, seasonal changes occur later in coastal regions, so countries lying near coastlines (except Ireland)[citation needed] experience the start of summer later than those lying inland.[citation needed] Elsewhere, however, the solstices and the equinoxes are taken to mark the mid-points, not the beginnings, of the seasons. In Chinese astronomy, for example, summer starts on or around May 5, with the jiéqì (solar term) known as Lixia (??), i.e. "establishment of summer", and it ends on or around August 6. An example of Western usage would be William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where the play takes place over the shortest night of the year, which is the summer solstice.
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Common Illnesses That Affect Dieting by Anthony Horne
There are illnesses that you can get from dieting and they are called eating disorders. There are two main types and they are anorexia and bulimia. There are about 2 million people in the United States that are suffering right now from on...
Can College Students Eat Healthy? by Anthony Horne
Healthy eating is important so that you keep the weight off and keep your immune system healthy. When you go away to college, you are thrown into an different environment. Sleeping in a bed that is not your own and dealing with a new room...
Quick Fix Fad Diets by Anthony Horne
What are fad diets? Fad diets are a sort of diet plan or aid that aims at losing weight, usually in a relatively short time. Fad diets attract a large number of people who suffer from weight problems and are helplessly looking to some way...
Not All Fats Are Bad by Anthony Horne
Fats are the chief form of energy stored in the body. During times of unavailability of food, the fats stored in the body provide energy to prevent starvation. Numerous sources of information will tell you that fats are potentially harmf...
What Is The Food Pyramid? by Anthony Horne
To guide people in picking healthy food items, the US Department of Agriculture has designed the food pyramid. An overwhelming variety of both natural and highly processed foods is available at the market. It is a labeled illustration, sh...
Understanding High Fiber Diets by Anthony Horne
We can think of fiber as non-starch polysaccharides. That might sound like Greek to you, but fiber is an important part of our daily diet, and a high fiber diet might be perfect for your body. Fiber is mostly polysaccharides composed of g...
3 Ways to Lose Weight Quick - Surefire Strategies For Slimming Down For Summer by Tina Bardo
In this article we are going to discuss some ways to lose weight quick, and make sure you have your bodacious bod rock hard and ready for summer. Ready? Great, read on...
The very first thing you must do is pick a path. Information overload i...
Five Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain by Anthony Horne
If you’re working on a weight loss plan, one of the most difficult times of year can be the holidays. Around Christmas and New Years, the parties and meals you’ll attend will include foods that are high in fat and calories and low in nutrition...
My Dear Weight Loss Diary by Anthony Horne
When you’re trying to lose weight, one of the smartest and easiest steps you can take is to keep a food diary. A food diary is just like what it sounds—a notebook in which you record your daily food intake. You can track of a number of things ...
Great Ways to Fail at Weight Loss by Anthony Horne
Millions of people in America are trying to lose weight without much success. There are many reasons for this failure, although most would rather give up than fix their mistakes. Weight loss is hard! Without a little patience and knowledge abo...
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