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Why is there less solar radiation hitting a particular area of the planet in the winter than in the summer?
Last Updated: May 16, 2011
Because the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted 23.4° from the vertical along its north-south axis, one half of the Earth is always tilted toward the sun. During the Northern Hemisphere winter, that half of the Earth is tilted away from the sun while the opposite half of the planet is tilted toward the sun, resulting in the Southern Hemisphere summer season.
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