Have you ever wondered why December is freezing cold in New York but scorching hot in Sydney? Or why the Sun stays out until 9 PM in a London summer? The answer isn’t how close Earth is to the Sun—it’s the 23.5-degree tilt of Earth’s axis.
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Have you ever wondered why December is freezing cold in New York but scorching hot in Sydney? Or why the Sun stays out until 9 PM in a London summer? The answer isn’t how close Earth is to the Sun—it’s the 23.5-degree tilt of Earth’s axis.