Why Do We Have Different Seasons Around the World?

Examples

1. When it's summer in New York, it's winter in Sydney because they're on opposite sides of the world.
2. Imagine a person holding a flashlight (the Sun) while another spins around them with a tilted globe, that's how seasons work.
3. A tree in Brazil might be losing its leaves during winter, even though it’s summer in Canada.

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See also

• What Causes the Seasons and How Are They Different in the Southern Hemisphere?
• What Causes ‘Seasons’ and Why Do They Change?
• What Causes the ‘Seasons’ and How Do They Affect Life on Earth?
• Why Do We Have Seasons and How Do They Affect Us?
• What Causes the Seasons and How Do They Affect Us?

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