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Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

  • Written by Stephanie Spera, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond
imageOne hemisphere has summer, while the opposite has winter.Prasit photo/Moment via Getty Imagesimage

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Why can’t it always be summer? – Amanda, age 5, Chile

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