ECOWATCH: An important reading adventure for August
August 17, 2023
By Delores Savas
August weather can often make some people uncomfortable, and that has made the month known as “the dog days of summer.” The Farmer’s Almanac says that the name is linked to the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks believed that the rising of Sirius in mid-to late summer caused the temperatures to rise and conditions to become less comfortable. Though temperatures remain hot and conditions humid in many parts of the northern hemisphere throughout the month of August, the dog days officially end on August 11.
While the dog days of summer may officially be over, no one has told the powers that be to shut the heat off, as so far, August is headed toward becoming the second-warmest month, with temperatures in the high 90s in Florida, while July 2023, at 99 degrees, is listed as the highest on record on Florida’s temperature chart.
"Kama ilivyoelezwa katika kitabu cha The Farmer's Almanac, ""Mwezi wa Agosti ni siku ya mbwa wa majira ya joto, na jina hilo linahusiana na kuibuka kwa Sirius, nyota ya mbwa.""" Wamisri wa kale, Waroma na Wagiriki waliamini kwamba Sirius alipopanda katikati ya majira ya kiangazi, joto lilipanda na hali ikawa mbaya zaidi. Ingawa hali ya hewa inabaki kuwa ya joto na unyevu katika sehemu nyingi za Kizio cha Kaskazini mwezi mzima wa Agosti, siku za mbwa huisha rasmi Agosti 11. "Wakati siku za mbwa za majira ya joto zinaweza kuwa rasmi zimekwisha, hakuna mtu aliyewahi kuwaambia mamlaka kuwa ""kufunga joto,"" kwa kuwa hadi sasa, Agosti inaelekea kuwa mwezi wa pili wa joto zaidi, na joto katika miaka ya 90 ya juu huko Florida, wakati Julai 2023, katika digrii 99, imeorodheshwa kama ya juu zaidi kwenye chati ya joto ya Florida."