Cold Temperatures And Climate: Understanding The Reasons And Effects

The Tilt of the Earth’s Axis and Cold Temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere1. Cold temperatures are experienced in Northern hemisphere because of the axis of the earth which is tilted. In winter, the rays of the sun hit the Earth at a low angle and they spread everywhere limiting the amount of energy reaching the earth’s surface.
When the axis of the earth is tilted, it causes shorter days and longer nights and therefore when this hap…