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Topic: solstice

The sun in a partly cloudy sky

Thursday, 7/2, 03:16 AM

Why summer's hottest days arrive weeks after the solstice

The longest day of the year comes at the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere receives its most sunlight.
Yet the hottest weather usually holds off until late July or August — a delay scientists call seasonal lag.

In brief

Science 53 d

Why the days are already getting shorter, just after the solstice
Culture 57 d

From Nordic maypoles to beach bonfires: how Midsummer lights up Europe

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