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Sunny: The Classic Bright Day

Ah, the classic sunny day—a favorite among beachgoers, picnic enthusiasts, and cats lounging by windows. It’s the kind of day where sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement, they’re a necessity. The sun, being the attention seeker that it is, shines down brilliantly, casting vibrant hues everywhere and making shadows play on the ground.

[Climate Science Education]

Debunking Common Climate Change Myths: Science vs. Misinformation

📚 Table of Contents What are Climate Change Myths? Why Myths Persist The Importance of Scientific Literacy Myth 1: “Climate Change is Just Natural Variation” Myth 2: “Scientists Don’t Agree on Climate Change” Myth 3: “It’s Too Cold Today, So Global Warming Can’t Be Real” Myth 4: “CO2 is Plant Food, So More is Better” Key Takeaways Further Reading 🔍 What are Climate Change Myths?

[Sky]

World Lightning Capital

Do you know where the “World Lightning Capital” is? To visit it, you will have to go to Venezuela, to the municipality of Catatumbo. It was this area that got the title of the “World Lightning Capital” after the Guinness Book of Records recorded the world’s highest concentration of lightning in this region.

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Meteorological vs Astronomical Summer

Meteorological summer and astronomical summer are two different ways of defining the summer season. Meteorological summer is defined by the three warmest months of the year in a particular region, typically June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere and December, January, and February in the southern hemisphere. This definition is based on the annual temperature cycle and is primarily used by meteorologists and climatologists for weather forecasting and climate analysis.

[Earth]

#ShowYourStripes Day

June 21st is #ShowYourStripes day, a global initiative aimed at raising awareness about climate change. The day is named after the iconic “climate stripes” graphics, which depict the warming of the earth’s surface over time using a simple color scheme, with 🟦 blue representing cooler temperatures and 🟥 red representing warmer temperatures.

[Earth]

June 2025 Compared to June Months from 1924 to 2024

[Sky]

What are "White Nights"?

What exactly are “White Nights” and what causes them? This is the name of the long twilight, which lasts all night. From an astronomical point of view, twilight is understood as a period of time when the Sun is shallow below the horizon. During the white nights, natural light remains high.

Understanding the Urban Heat Island Effect

What is the Urban Heat Island Effect? The urban heat island effect describes the phenomenon where urban areas are significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas. This temperature difference can range from 1-3°C (2-5°F) during the day to as much as 12°C (22°F) at night. The effect is most pronounced during clear, calm evenings and is a direct result of human modifications to the landscape.

[Sky]

Have You Seen Silver Clouds?

Silver clouds are not just an art installation by Andy Warhol, these actual clouds (also called NLC or noctilucent clouds) can be usually observed in summer until the end of July. Starting late May the end of the month of July it might be possible to see silver or, as they are also called, “polar” clouds in the sky over Northern Europe, Canada and the northern regions of Russia.

[Sky]

Aquarids Starfall

In the first dates of May we will be able to watch the Eta Aquariids Starfall. The peak of its activity will be on May 6-7, but overall the shower is visible from about April 19 to about May 28 each year. It will be seen brighter in the Southern Hemisphere, although the residents of the Northern half of the Earth will also be able to watch the starfall.