False Autumn 2022

I doubt very much if readers heard of a 'false autumn' before as it seems to re-inforce the contention that August isn't part of that season. I just assume that people have already felt the transition to Autumn by the middle of August as daylight lengths really begin to shorten, even with DST applied.

Autumn begins on the September Equinox in America as the meteorology of a continental climate at lower latitudes on the Continent suit that designation with no pretence whatsoever in regard to the dynamics behind the seasons and likewise, the same is happening at our latitudes and the meteorology of a maritime climate. There is no need to appeal to a 'false autumn' unless there is a desperate need to use parched vegetation after the June Solstice (midsummer) to promote the contrived notion.

The nomenclature surrounding of the seasons is not arbitrary outside meteorological concerns insofar as to understand the tendency toward warmer and cooler conditions by hemisphere is an issue of planetary dynamics.

Young people are cool when given a chance so this silly phrase of 'false autumn' meant to convey that August is not that season could only appeal to those who have lost their youthful ability to be curious, creative and productive. A basic search shows it only emerged a few weeks ago while in the States it means any time before the September Equinox.

Twice today I heard the phrase of meteorological autumn arriving in a few days as opposed to the 'false autumn' in the title of this thread. It is a signature of unreasoning people in Met Eireann and those who conjure up false terms at will. Whether it is in error or fraud is for others to decide.

There is enough visual data from satellites to straighten out technical details which require discipline and firm judgments in an era which is reckless with meteorology, planetary dynamics and all other related topics.

If society chooses to break a year or orbital circuit of the Sun into 4 distinct seasons, then the Solstices and Equinox milestones are the most physical expression of the midpoints of those seasons while the approximate calendar dates are secondary. It puts meteorology, among other topics, into perspective while not losing sight that planetary dynamics is at the centre of planetary climate.

Americans insist Autumn starts on the September Solstice rather than the beginning of September, so although they recognise the orbital milestone, the relationship between the North/South poles to the planet's divisor and the light/dark hemispheres of the Earth lose all significance. The Irish/British version, including a 'false autumn', is neither here nor there and can only appeal to those who want to move further away from planetary dynamics as the foundation for weather and climate. They probably are not even aware they are doing it, at least consciously, however, that has been the theme with so many other undisciplined misadventures such as changing global warming into climate change modelling.

There are always those who are bound to declare the joys of nature in poem and in song for a better world and they delight me as much as the wet blanket of dire predictions dismay me as they should the true human.

Pouring effort in explaining cyclical nature whether as the seasons or the cyclical dynamics behind it is a privilege and not a right, a vocation and not a profession. I hope young people learn this is instead of being perceptively stillborn with terms such as climate change, false seasons, sidereal day or some other misadventure with timekeeping common in our era.

It is passion for what is true and creative that will bring humanity back to where our ancestors are not mocked or vandalised rather than exploiting weather and climate for lucrative ends. Enjoy Elvis and what passion feels like for those who can be inspired and inspiring.

When the Elvis 68 Comeback Tour appears on a meteorological thread you know something isn't right. A thread about leaves falling prematurely. Talk of the youth being 'cool' and your planetary hobby being a vocation as opposed to 'professional' meteorologists naming seasons etc is surreal stuff. Very self indulgent posts, with yourself as some sort of visionary and everyone else idiotic.

Orion I don't want to be too hard on you as I don't think you're well at present. Maybe time to look after yourself.

The idea of meteorological Autumn as opposed to an astronomical Autumn is a fraudulent and disruptive as a 'false autumn' . The 'false autumn' term only popped into existence a few weeks ago in the UK to support stupid notion of climate change modelling and related hysteria.

I see that no reader has come forward to determine when Autumn begins other than go along with the American classification where it occurs on the September Equinox whereas had readers followed the proper principles, they would discover that the Solstice and Equinox points determine the midpoints of the seasons.

I don't want readers to be ashamed, I recommend discipline when acquiring pseudo-academic terms with no intent other than disruption.