12 Jan
2013
12 Jan
'13
8:13 a.m.
Craig Sanders wrote:
On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 08:53:09PM +1100, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
And whilst today is hot, you might expect that, we are as close [in distance] to the Sun as we'll be for the whole year.
you do realise that aphelion/perihelion has negligible affect on Earth's temperature, right? That the slightly elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun is NOT the cause of seasons?
Simpler proof: if it was so, both hemispheres would have winter at the same time.