How are winters in the north different from winters in the south (besides temperature and climate changes)?
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The difference comes because of the tilt of our planet in space. Our planet is leaned to one side on her orbit around the Sun and around her central os. So, one of the poles (in this case the north pole) is farther away from the Sun, than is the south pole. And so is with all the areas inbetween on both sides of the equator.\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Earth%2Bwobble
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Cold winters with varying amounts of snowfall (depending on lake effects), moderate spring and fall, warm-to-hot summers.  Precipitation farily consistent throughout the year.
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temperature differences
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It's mainly due to the effects of ocean currents.  Water has a much higher heat capacity than dry air, so it takes longer to heat and cool.  So climates near major bodies of water tend to be more mild in both the summer and the winter than inland climates.
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I think because different parts of the country still have snow and ice, while others are in the real spring and summer...\nIt just depends on where you live...
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Facing south when in the northern hemisphere, and facing north when in the southern hemisphere. That gives them the greatest amount of sun during the winter.
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FIrst the temperature-It is extremely cold in the winter, and cool in the summer.  Then generally the wind-wind can play a major role, especially in mountainous tundra-also in mountainous tundra is the problem of UV radiation.
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In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally subtle, warm or cool, rather than extreme, burning hot or freezing cold. However, a temperate climate can have very unpredictable weather. One day it may be sunny, the next it may be raining, and after that it may be cloudy. These erratic weather patterns occur in summer as well as winter.\n\nThe north temperate zone extends from the Tropic of Cancer at about 23.5 degrees north latitude to the Arctic Circle at about 66.5 degrees north latitude. The south temperate zone extends from the Tropic of Capricorn at about 23.5 degrees south latitude to the Antarctic Circle at about 66.5 degrees south latitude.\n\nWithin these borders there are many individual climate types, which are generally grouped into two categories: continental and maritime.\n\nThe maritime climate is clearly affected by the oceans, which help to sustain somewhat stable temperatures throughout the year. In the temperate zones, the prevailing winds are to the west, the western edge of temperate continents most commonly experience this maritime climate. Such regions include Western Europe, especially the UK, and western North America at latitudes between 40° and 60° north (65°N in Europe).\n\nThe continental climate is usually situated inland, with warmer summers and colder winters. The large land mass increases its effects on heat reception and loss. In North America, the Rocky Mountains act as a climate barrier to the maritime air blowing from the west, creating a continental climate to the east. In Europe, the maritime climate is able to stabilize temperatures further inland, because the major mountain range - the Alps - is oriented east-west.
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The North Pole is colder in January, probably, although good records do not exist. In January the North Pole average temperature is probably about -40 (C or F). It is warmed somewhat since it lies over sea ice, and the water below the ice is a source of heat. \n\nThe South Pole in January has an average temperature of about -25.9 C, during the Southern Hemisphere summer (from records at the Amundsen-Scott Ice Station at the South Pole). The reason that the South Pole is so much colder than the North pole is that it is farther removed from the warming effects of the ocean, and it also on a high plateau as well.
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The prevailing winds and currents come more from the south in the UK, which makes it warmer than the same latitudes in North America, but they do get a good bit of snow.
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Since this is for school, I think you should do your own research, don't you?  Here's a link that may help answer your question.  Also bear in mind that seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are opposite of the Northern--it's summer in Australia right now!
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Climate would change dramatically due to the shift in solar energy focus from a loss of seasonal influence. The much more interesting point is the loss of magnetism, because the rotation center of the earth cannot parallel that of the magnetoshere and maintain magnetism. \n\nAtmospheric mixing would be different, global winds may change to more closely represent those observed on Jupiter, with banding rather than Rosby waves. Ocean currents begin to shift with wind pattern changes, species change migration routes, continental climates become more severe, and icing more prominent in the polar regions, shifting the balance of water storage and available energy absorption in lower latitudes. \n\nThink of an Antarctica on both poles with summer temps all the time within the lower 30 N and S. The reemergence of glaciers observed. Populations move to the equatorial regions. Economies change, agricultural production would be reduced, and fresh water supplies dwindle.
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The part of the world that experiences winter is further away from the sun when it's winter time, and closer to the sun when it's summer. The earth follws a slanted line as it revolves arond the sun, so half of the year, some parts see summer and the others see winter, and vice versa for the rest of the year.
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north and south poles
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Actually, the sun is at a focus of the ellipse not at the center, so there is only one closest and one farthest point. \n\nBut that has nothing to do with summers and winters! In fact, the summer in the northern hemisphere is when the earth is farthest from the sun! The tilt of the earth's axis is what makes the seasons. As we go around the sun, the northern hemisphere is sometimes pointed in the general direction of the sun (giving summer then) and at other times it is pointed away from the sun (giving winter then). When the northern hemisphere is having summer (because it is pointed toward the sun), the southern hemisphere is having winter (because it is pointed away).
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As time goes by, spring turns to summer, summer turns to autumn, autumn turns to winter and eventually winter becomes spring again. The years roll by and the Earth keeps spinning around the Sun.\nWhy, though, do these different seasons of the year occur? The simple answer is that it's due to the Earth being tilted at an angle of about 23.5° and to its rotation around the Sun.\n\nThere are a number of imaginary lines that circle the Earth perpendicular to its axis.\n\nThe Equator runs around the centre of the Earth splitting it equally north and south.\n\nThe Tropic of Cancer encircles the Earth 23.5° north of the Equator. During the seasons, this is the furthest point north that the sun can appear to travel.\nThe Tropic of Capricorn encircles the Earth 23.5° south of the Equator. It is the furthest point that the sun appears to travel south.\nThe Arctic Circle is 23.5° from the North Pole. When the North Pole is pointing away from the sun, all areas inside this circle stay in perpetual darkness.\nThe Antarctic circle is 23.5° from the South Pole. Again it represents an area that the sun never reaches during certain times of the year.\n\nSeasonal weather fluctuations also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans or other large bodies of water, currents in those oceans, El Niño/ENSO and other oceanic cycles, and prevailing winds.
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Consequently, today's climate regions are classified on the basis of temperature and precipitation alone. Examples of such climate schemes are the Köppen climate classification and the Thornthwaite climate classification. In broad terms, climate zones range in latitude from tropical (hot, no real seasons based on temperature) to mid-latitude (moderate; conventional winter-spring-summer-autumn seasons) to polar (cold; strong seasonality; long winters). They also divide into Continental (high contrast between summer and winter) and Maritime (ocean influence moderates temperature extremes, but generally contribute extra moisture to local weather patterns). The mid-latitude 'conventional four seasons' only work well in the mid-latitudes. In other regions, the more useful divide is into "wet" and "dry" seasons based on the monsoon.\n\nSome specific climates:\n\nTropical climate \nSubtropical climate \nArid climate \nSemiarid climate \nMediterranean climate \nTemperate climate \nOceanic climate \nContinental climate \nAlpine climate \nSubarctic climate \nPolar climate \nClimate of Antarctica