The Earth is closer to the sun in January but January is cold in the northern hemishere Why?
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The axis is tilted away from the sun. The earth isn't straight upright, it's tilted.
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The earth is kind of tilted. The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun in January, I believe.
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The Earth' northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun during January. Thousands of years ago the sun was farthest from the earth during january. Then the winters were colder and the summers hotter.
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