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As the sun climbs to its highest point in the sky, casting its golden embrace upon the Northern Hemisphere, we arrive at the ...
The longest day of the year, otherwise known as the summer solstice, has fallen on June 21, marking the astronomical start to ...
From family fun to outdoor adventures, here are 26 ways to enjoy the summer season around the western suburbs.
Earth’s tilt is what causes the seasons; in the summer, when our planet’s pole is tipped toward the sun, the days are longer, ...
Yes, it's meteorological summer, which starts every year on June 1 and ends Sept. 1. However, calendar (or astronomical) summer doesn't start until June 20 this year. So, what's the difference? It ...
Summer will officially begin with this year's solstice on June 20. And on Wednesday, June 11, comes a "strawberry moon," the ...
According to Old Farmer's Almanac, Ember Days are a folklore tradition. Three days shortly after a holiday can preview the ...
Their 360-day year was nearly a week shorter than our annual journey around the sun. The practice of adding extra days to the year is at least as old as these systems. “When the Egyptians ...
warned Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is ill prepared for hurricane season and “is going to fail this summer ... goes bankrupt without FEMA, when there ...
Dolly helped find a missing 81-year-old woman with dementia, police said. Photo from Cotati Police Department When an 81-year-old California woman with dementia was nowhere to be found ...
According to the American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2025, there will be an estimated 1,850 new cases of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, this year in South Carolina. With summer right ...
On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1816, which finally allows 25-year-old and older imported Japanese ... Protect your eyes from the bright summer sun with these ...