Whether it feels like summer or not, the summer solstice officially commences the start of the astronomical season on June 21 this year. But it also brings awareness to something else: our changing climate. The summer solstice marks the moment that the Earth’s axis has its greatest tilt toward the sun- and when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer. It is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Now is an opportune time to be reminded that summer can bring the harshest effects of a warming climate, such as heat waves, poor air quality and stronger hurricanes....…Whether it feels like summer or not, the summer solstice officially commences the start of the astronomical season on June 21 this year. But it also brings awareness to something else: our changing climate. The summer solstice marks the moment that the Earth’s axis has its greatest tilt toward the sun- and when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer. It is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Now is an opportune time to be reminded that summer can bring the harshest effects of a warming climate, such as heat waves, poor air quality and stronger hurricanes....WW…