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Which is closest to the sun, the North Pole on January 1 or the Equator on July 1?
Please leave this question in Global Warming, thank you.
This question was motivated by some surprising answers to a question about Canada's climate. It is rhetorical in the sense that I have an answer for it, but I'd like to see what others think.
The correct answer is the North Pole on January 1, since the Earth's orbit is elliptical and the Earth is several million miles closer to the sun at that time of year. Greater distance from the sun is not what makes Canada colder and the seasons are not caused by 'wobble"
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- Donut TimLv 75 years ago
Equator on July 1.
The Earth is about 3 million miles closer to the Sun in July than in January.
- JimZLv 75 years ago
Canada is colder obviously because it gets less direct sun. It is slightly further than the equator but since the sun is over 92 million miles away, it doesn't make any real difference. I would have stated it better if I said since it was closer to the axis of rotation than the sun but most morons would understand what I meant, but apparently it went over your head. I was trying to get her to picture in her head that since it was rounded it is at a greater angle away from the sun but I'm sure you have no idea what I'm talking about. I shouldn't blame you since you took physics and probably don't have any real understanding of geometry. Try to visualize a volley ball and see if that helps you. I was not referring to distance but relative location when I said further from the sun.
