Prof. Sam Lawler on Nostr: It was -35C (-40 with windchill, apparently) this morning in my part of Saskatchewan. ...
It was -35C (-40 with windchill, apparently) this morning in my part of Saskatchewan.
Since tomorrow is perihelion (Earth's closest approach to the Sun), it's a great time to remind everyone that seasons are caused by Earth's tilted spin axis, not by proximity to the sun!
Happy Perihelion Day, to those who celebrate (I personally am celebrating the fact that the December solstice is currently close to perihelion - otherwise it could be EVEN COLDER)
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