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Why are the lower latitudes so much warmer than the higher latitudes?
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∙ 9y ago
The energy that reaches the equator is more intense than the energy that strikes poles
Davin Monahan
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∙ 11y agoBecause of the differences in the amount of incoming light from the sun. At the equator, the incident light during the solstices are equal and the equinoxes are when the incoming light is the greatest. As well, there is very little difference between the angle of incident light at high noon (0 degrees during the solstice, ~23 degrees during the solstices). See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_of_incidence
Outside of the tropics, the incoming light is greatest during that hemisphere's summer solstice (June 20/21 in the Northern hemisphere and December 21/22 in the Southern Hemisphere), equal during the equinoxes, and least during that hemisphere's winter solstice (reverse the dates above). During the winter, the angle of the incident light at high noon is much greater than during the summer. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season
At the Arctic and Antarctic poles during winter, the angle of incident light at high noon is above 90 degrees (which means the sun is always below the horizon). During the summer, the angle of incident light at midnight is never above 90 degrees (which means the sun is never below the horizon), warming the ground and atmosphere. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_night and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_sun
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∙ 11y agothe heat does heat the sky. ever think of wind
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∙ 13y agoBecause the sun shines more near the equator so it hotter ther than it is in most places in the world
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