Ask the Weather Guys: What is the winter solstice? Here's what to know
The winter solstice, occurring in 2021 for the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight.
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The winter solstice, occurring in 2021 for the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight.
The winter solstice, occurring in 2021 for the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight.
The winter solstice, occurring in 2021 for the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight.
Find patterns when it's really more or less coincidental. >> and there's studies suggesting that the earthquake in japan has caused the earth to spin 1.6 microseconds faster, which would mean that our days become shorter. can you explain what that means. is this actually how it sounds? >> sure. if you picture the plates are going against one another and one is going down under, and so the mass is redistributing as a result. and so it's like an ice skater pulling their arms in closer, they'll spin faster because the mass is concentrating closer to the spin axis. simple as that. >> eddie barnard...
More or less coincidental. >> and there's studies suggesting that the earthquake in japan has caused the earth to spin 1.6 microseconds faster, which would mean that our days become shorter. can you explain what that means. is this actually how it sounds? >> sure. if you picture the plates are going against one another and one is going down under, and so the mass is redistributing as a result. and so it's like an ice skater pulling their arms in closer, they'll spin faster because the mass is concentrating closer to the spin axis. simple as that. >> eddie barnard, let me turn to you. it seems ...