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If the Northern Hemisphere were tilted 90 toward the Sun, which location would be warmer in summer: the Arctic Circle or Florida?

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For part of our orbit the northern half of Earth is tilted toward the Sun. This is summer in the northern hemisphere; there are longer periods of daylight, the Sun is higher in the sky, and the Sun's rays strike the surface more directly, giving us warmer temperatures. The north pole is in constant daylight!

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