On Fri May-17-2013 14:20, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RN>> We're heading back toward the Sun and the Earth has tilted on its   
    RN>> axis.   
      
    RW>> No, the earth is actually headed away from the Sun this time of   
    RW>> year. In fact, the earth is farthest away from the sun around July   
    RW>> 4 at about 94.4 billion miles vs the closest it was on January 3 at   
    RW>> 91.4billion miles. The difference in our seasonal temps is due to   
    RW>> the Earth's inclination, I forget how many degrees tilt, but on   
    RW>> approach to the sun, one hemispere is leaning away (their winter)   
    RW>> while the other is leaning into (their summer) the sun.   
      
    RN> If the above is true, it would be cold in the summer.   
      
    RW> Depends on where you are. In January, the southern hemisphere is   
    RW> tilted towards the sun, making that time of year, their summer.   
    RW> Meanwhile, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun,   
    RW> making the northern hemisphere in winter. When the Earth goes   
    RW> around the sun and the Earth is tilted in the opposite direction,   
    RW> the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, making that time   
    RW> of year summer.   
      
   This link will explain it a little better than I can, because it has pictures   
   and I don't do ASCII draw as well as others.  (-:   
      
   http://web.nmsu.edu/~esgerken/lecture07/slide05.html   
      
      
    RW>                           Sun   
    RW>        Southern winter /   0   \ Northern summer   
    RW>                        ^       ^   
    RW>      Earth's Axial Tilt is 23.4 Degrees on average   
    RW>                        v       v   
    RW>        Southern summer \   0   / Northern winter   
    RW>                           Sun   
      
    RW>> Solar flares, OTH, happen all over the sun's surface, some of which   
    RW>> face the earth and some that face away from us. Some of them are   
    RW>> strong enough, even though they face away from earth that they   
    RW>> affect our atmosphere. Those that are on our viewing side of the   
    RW>> sun wreak havoc with all kinds of communications around the world,   
    RW>> at least more than those flares that don't.   
      
    RN> That's exactly what I maintain is the cause for the devasting   
    RN> hurricanes we have -- the Sun firing spitballs at us causing a rise   
    RN> in the Earth's temperature.   
      
    RW> I don't think so. At this time of year South Texas has had an   
    RW> average of hot days over 90f degrees that doesn't jive with the   
    RW> solar flares.    
      
    RW> In 2010, South Texas had about 5 days at this point in May, while   
    RW> in 2011 and 2012, the 90f+ days were numbered 18 to 23. 2013 is   
    RW> again following the average that we had in 2010, yet we've had more   
    RW> solar activity in these last few months than the three years prior.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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