Summer's Dog Days Are Here—And Getting HotterSummer's Dog Days Are Here—And Getting Hotter ... Sirius rises with the sun when summer is at its hottest. The dog days traditionally run from July 3 to ...
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The National Geographic article does not contain any information pertaining to solar irradiance. This is why I don't like info dumps. In order to refute your post, I have to read a bunch of stuff which has nothing to do with the topic. Lucky, the stuff so far is at least pretty interesting.
