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It's the winter solstice. Here are 5 ways people celebrate the return of light

Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it falls at exactly 10:27 p.m. ET on Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are five ways it's celebrated around the world.

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Winter Solstice Takes Place in the Northern Hemisphere, Marking the Shortest Day of the Year

The case is the opposite for the Southern Hemisphere, experiencing its longest day of 2023

Latin Times

Winter solstice 2023 is here, bringing the longest night of the year to Northern Hemisphere

Winter in the Northern Hemisphere will officially arrive tonight with the rays of the sun shining directly down on the Tropic of Capricorn.

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Winter solstice 2023: How to see Jupiter dance with the moon on the longest night of the year

Jupiter and a bright moon will shine together on the winter solstice, which occurs Dec. 21-22 in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here's how the season can affect your mind and behavior

What comes to mind when you think about winter? Snowflakes? Mittens? Reindeer? In much of the Northern Hemisphere, winter means colder temperatures, shorter days and year-end holidays.

The Conversation

Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth

Yule will be celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, the day of the winter solstice. For Pagans, the shortest day of the year marks the end of the descent into darkness and the beginning of the return of the light as the…

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November's new moon lets the winter constellations shine bright tonight

November is when the winter constellations of the Northern Hemisphere become more prominent; it's the time of year when Orion, Taurus and Gemini are visible almost all night long.

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We need urban trees more than ever – here's how to save them from extreme heat

Australians are bracing for a hot spring and summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has finally declared El Niño is underway, making warmer and drier conditions more likely for large parts of the country. And we’ve just watched the Northern Hemisphere swelter through their summer, making July 2023 Earth’s hottest month…

The Conversation

The fall equinox is here. What does that mean?

Fall gets its official start this weekend in the Northern Hemisphere

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Across the Northern Hemisphere, now's the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years

A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years

The Independent UK

Research reveals who's been hit hardest by global warming in their lifetime - and the answer may surprise you

Earth is warming and the signs of climate change are everywhere. We’ve seen it in the past few weeks as temperatures hit record highs around the world – both in the Northern Hemisphere and the warm Australian winter.

The Conversation

The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater climate chaos across Europe

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New findings published in Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc, could collapse within the next few decades – maybe even within the next few…

The Conversation

A climate expert explains the Northern Hemisphere's weird, wild summer - and what it means for Australia

The Northern Hemisphere summer has brought one extreme event after another – from heatwaves to wildfires and floods. It comes as the world likely heads into an El Niño pattern, which brings a higher chance of hot, dry weather in much of Australia.

The Conversation

Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China

WASHINGTON: Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.

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The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: In unrelenting heat, millions plunge, drink and shelter to cool off

Millions around the world have been seeking refuge from the scorching sun as climate change, a strong El Nino and summer in the Northern Hemisphere converge, toppling temperature records.

The Conversation

Does the direction water rotates down the drain depend on which hemisphere you're in? Debunking the Coriolis effect in your sink

In countries near the Earth’s equator, tourists are often dazzled by a demonstration of a mysterious physical phenomenon. A presenter will position three buckets of water – one in the Northern Hemisphere, one in the Southern Hemisphere, and one directly on the equator – and let the water drain out.

The Hindu

Intensity of extreme rainfall events estimated to increase by 15%

This article explains how climate warming is causing a decrease in snowfall and an increase in rainfall at high altitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.

LiveScience

Watch the full Buck Moon — the year's 1st supermoon — gallop into the sky on July 3

July's full moon will be one of the closest to Earth of the year and one of the lowest-hanging as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

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Watch the world choke on CO2 in eerie NASA videos of manmade emissions

The animations highlight emissions from different human and natural sources, with the main contribution coming from the burning of fossil fuels.

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Why did the last ice age end?

What caused the last ice age to end around 10,000 years ago?

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Watch sunlight dance across Earth from solstice to solstice in this gorgeous video

An amazing new video demonstrates how Earth's tilt changes throughout the year, causing the day to lengthen and shorten from north to south as the planet orbits the sun.

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Summer solstice 2023 marks longest day in the Northern Hemisphere as Earth's seasons change

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere began on June 21 as the summer solstice 2023 occurred at 10:57 a.m. EDT (1457 GMT), marking the longest day of the year.

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What is the summer solstice, and why is June 21 the longest day?

Summer solstice is the longest day of the year for most of the world’s population, Al Jazeera explains the phenomenon.

WEKU

Summer solstice brings druids, pagans and thousands of curious people to Stonehenge

A seemingly curious alliance of druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists gathered around Stonehenge and greeted sunrise on Wednesday, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.

LiveScience

2 planets will align with the 'Earth-shining' moon on the summer solstice. Here's how to watch.

Astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere begins with the closest alignments of Mars, Venus and the 'Earth-shining' crescent moon until 2028.

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