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Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Months Solar Flux Seasonal Lag

Seasons result from the Earth's yearly revolution around the sun and its axial tilt. This causes changes in weather patterns, daylight hours, and effects on plants and animals. During May to July, the Northern Hemisphere faces the sun more directly, experiencing summer. November to January sees this in the Southern Hemisphere. The tilt is responsible for the sun appearing higher in the sky during summer, increasing solar intensity, though hottest months lag due to seasonal factors. Most temperate regions recognize four seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter - with associated adjectives, though some ecologists define six seasons.

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Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Months Solar Flux Seasonal Lag

Seasons result from the Earth's yearly revolution around the sun and its axial tilt. This causes changes in weather patterns, daylight hours, and effects on plants and animals. During May to July, the Northern Hemisphere faces the sun more directly, experiencing summer. November to January sees this in the Southern Hemisphere. The tilt is responsible for the sun appearing higher in the sky during summer, increasing solar intensity, though hottest months lag due to seasonal factors. Most temperate regions recognize four seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter - with associated adjectives, though some ecologists define six seasons.

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Seasons: A season is a division of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight.

Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution.[ !["! #n temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface, variations of which may cause animals to go into hibernation or to migrate, and plants to be dormant. During May, June, and July, the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun. The same is true of the southern hemisphere in November, December, and January. t is the tilt of the !arth that causes the Sun to be higher in the s"y during the summer months #hich increases the solar flux. $o#ever, due to seasonal lag, June, July, and %ugust are the hottest months in the northern hemisphere and December, January, and &ebruary are the hottest months in the southern hemisphere. n temperate and subpolar regions, four calendar'based seasons (#ith their ad)ectives* are generally recogni+ed: spring (vernal*, summer (estival*, autumn (autumnal* and winter (hibernal*. !cologists often use a six'season model for temperate climate regions that includes pre-spring (prevernal* and late summer (serotinal* as distinct seasons along #ith the traditional four.

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