Can someone just walk me through how it might be summer in Australia at the moment.
I feel like I understand the premise but I’m amazed I have only discovered this recently.
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Can I offer you [a visualisation](https://youtu.be/WgHmqv_-UbQ) in this trying time.
I’d like to add some info about seasons. You’re right that it’s winter where you are (US?) and summer where I am (Australia). Today in Melbourne it’s sunny and 74°F (we measure it in Celsius, 23.5°C). It’s nice, but not really classic Aussie summer. What gives?
Indigenous people have lived in Australia for at least 60,000 years. Indigenous people here have a deep, spiritual connection to the land. Communities developed their own seasons, based on observations about their region.
Here in Melbourne, on the land of the Wurundjeri people, the current season is Gunyang, or kangaroo apple. There’s changeable thundery weather, lots of goannas, and longer days and shorter nights. Classic Australian hot weather starts in Biderap, or dry season. We’ll have hot, dry weather, low rain, long tussock grass, and the Southern Cross will be high in the sky.
So you’re right that it’s winter near you and summer here. It’s also Gunyang here! The Earth’s tilt plays a major part in seasons. Local environment is important too.
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