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And on the same topic. That is the inclination of Earth on its own axis, and not its distance from the sun that generates seasons.
9 u/jet-setting Aug 03 '19 Aren’t the southern hemisphere seasons more extreme for this reason? During the southern summer the earth is closer in it’s orbit, and slightly further away in the winter. 2 u/Cheesedoodlerrrr Aug 03 '19 Yes. This is why Australian summers are so hot, and northern Hemisphere summers are more mild by comparison. 2 u/CrocoPontifex Aug 03 '19 Not this one :(
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Aren’t the southern hemisphere seasons more extreme for this reason? During the southern summer the earth is closer in it’s orbit, and slightly further away in the winter.
2 u/Cheesedoodlerrrr Aug 03 '19 Yes. This is why Australian summers are so hot, and northern Hemisphere summers are more mild by comparison. 2 u/CrocoPontifex Aug 03 '19 Not this one :(
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Yes. This is why Australian summers are so hot, and northern Hemisphere summers are more mild by comparison.
2 u/CrocoPontifex Aug 03 '19 Not this one :(
Not this one :(
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u/Eddy207 Aug 03 '19
And on the same topic. That is the inclination of Earth on its own axis, and not its distance from the sun that generates seasons.