Michael John Schmidt: Hold and cold MSM

Summer can be a bit perplexing. According to NIWA, “meteorological summer” begins on 1 December. But “astronomical summer”, marked by the summer solstice, falls on 22 December. Usually, natural summer, determined by weather patterns and the warmest 90-day period of the year, starts around 14 December. Yet, it can kick off as early as 22 November or as late as 5 January. This complexity poses a challenge for mainstream media (MSM) when they claim, ‘the hottest summer ever’. The question arises: to which summer are they referring? When does it start and end?