{
  "id": "summer.season",
  "term": "summer",
  "sense": "season",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 21,
  "arena": "summer",
  "domain": "earth",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "the warmest season of the year, occurring when Earth's axial tilt causes increased sunlight duration and intensity",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "time.dimension",
      "heat.thermal",
      "days.temporal",
      "season.climate",
      "climate.weather",
      "occurs.event",
      "cause.reason",
      "increase.quantity",
      "year.time"
    ],
    "interaction": "the alignment of Earth's axial tilt with its orbit concentrates thermal energy over time, producing longer, warmer days that mark summer",
    "novel_properties": [
      "seasonal warmth peak",
      "asymmetric solar exposure",
      "cumulative thermal buildup"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "In 2023, Death Valley, California, recorded 54°C during its longest heatwave, a seasonal peak tied to Northern Hemisphere summer insolation.",
      "domain": "climate"
    },
    {
      "text": "The 2022 European drought reduced Rhine River barge traffic by 70%, disrupting supply chains during an extreme summer heat event.",
      "domain": "economics"
    },
    {
      "text": "Perseid meteor showers peak every August as Earth crosses comet Swift-Tuttle’s debris trail, a recurring summer astronomical event.",
      "domain": "astronomy"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "summer",
    "summers"
  ],
  "closed": false,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "reconciled": {
      "by": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "changed": "components",
      "note": "Added cause.reason, increase.quantity, and year.time to align components with definition's reliance on causality, change in magnitude, and annual cycle."
    }
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-summer.season"
}