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Are Southern Hemisphere seasons more severe because of the eccentricity in Earth's orbit? Created by Sal Khan. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/earth-title-topic/v/milankovitch-cycles-precession-and-obliquity?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=cosmologystronomy Missed the previous lesson? https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/earth-title-topic/v/how-earth-s-tilt-causes-seasons?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=cosmologystronomy Cosmology & Astronomy on Khan Academy: The Earth is huge, but it is tiny compared to the Sun (which is super huge). But the Sun is tiny compared to the solar system which is tiny compared to the distance to the next star. Oh, did we mention that there are over 100 billion stars in our galaxy (which is about 100,000 light years in diameter) which is one of hundreds of billions of galaxies in just the observable universe (which might be infinite for all we know). Don't feel small. We find it liberating. Your everyday human stresses are nothing compared to this enormity that we are a part of. Enjoy the fact that we get to be part of this vastness! About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content. For free. For everyone. Forever. #YouCanLearnAnything Subscribe to Khan Academy’s Cosmology & Astronomy channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChNPnEkW8LYZ5Rwi8_A2-DA?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to Khan Academy: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=khanacademy
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I think that if we stayed in the "phelion" longer then we would have a more extreme winter, but we go through it fast enough that it doesn't have time to "freeze" the earth.
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Antarctica cops a double whammy from being not only the southernmost continent but also being a hodgepodge of mountain ranges 2.5km-5km high.
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You are repeating yourself 4-5 times at each phrase, like we would be mentally retarted, you try to define the same simple trivial things 4 or 5 times. Once is enough! Most of the things you are trying to explain (repeatedly) is stuff every 8 year old kid knows. This is so annoying. This is not rocket science, you could have wrapped up this video in 3 minutes, not 7. More than half this video is an annoying waste of time.
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Wow, you have zero dislikes! That is a major accomplishment in itself, and im voting a big like for that
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Woooo go Southern Hemisphere !
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From a surfers perspective storms in the southern hemisphere don't get blocked/slowed down/drained of energy as they do in the northern hemisphere when they hit North America or Europe/Asia. Storms can just continue to spin around Antartica. The northern hemisphere Pacific Ocean doesn't produce any significant storms in its summer, but the southern hemisphere Pacific Ocean produces large, wave generating storms all summer long(its summer). Worth mention even though it is a little off topic.
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@vpletap that comment doesn't even make sense.
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@werdnativ Yeah sorry I missed the point it's 4.5 million Km*.. still a huge number though
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Your orange looks more like pink to me, but since you're the genius, it is indeed orange lol.
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@CliveReyes I think you're off by a factor of 10... 45 million is 30%
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But when you see it's just 3% closer to the sun that means 45 MILLION Km closer!
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@cooolway they are sometimes interchangeable.
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Nice work (as usual)
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farthest, not furthest.
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