Locationscloser to the polesexperience larger differences in day length throughout the year, sowinter days are shorterthere. InToronto, the shortest day is just under 8 hours and 56 minutes long; inMiami, roughly 2000 kilometers or 1200 miles farther south, it lasts about 10 hours and 32 mi...
On the day of the winter solstice, we are tilted as far away from the Sun as possible, which means that the Sun’s path across the sky is as low in the sky as it can be. Think about the daily path of the Sun: It rises in the east and sets in the west, arcing across the sk...
If you can’t wait for ice skating on frozen ponds, catching snowflakes as they fall through the air, and steaming mugs of hot chocolate, mark your calendar: The first day of winter in the 2023-2024 season, also known as the winter solstice, is Thursday, December 21. ...
Canadian Thanksgiving, also known as Thanksgiving Day in Canada, is a harvest festival and an official public holiday (in most parts of Canada) observed annually in early October, at the end of the Canadian harvest period and before the cold winter sets in. While the date was changed a nu...
In the Northern Hemisphere, fall and winter are shorter because we move faster through space during that time of year. Conversely, Earth travels more slowly when it is farthest from the Sun, resulting in a longer spring and summer. (The opposite is true in the Southern Hemisphere.) This is...
The standard time observed during the rest of the year is often called "Winter Time". Even though the European Union extends across three time zones, all clocks in the EU change at the same moment (at 01:00 am UTC). This means that the change will happen at 01:00 AM for countries ...
The annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival opens in late December and lasts for around 2 months,till late February of the next year.The official opening ceremony is on January 5th, -2024,but the ice and snow sculptures are open to public viewing from December 17th,2023. When w...
An ice theme can be found at Hotel de Glace in Canada. In winter, you can get a fireplace and a private spa in the rooms. The ice hotel has new rooms each year. This winter, it will build a room with the theme of Disney’s movie Frozen.Pirate(海盗)Theme Room If you want a mor...
SEE ALSO:Simple hacks to keep the wasps at bay in your backyard Worker wasps will die before winter and queens will hibernate The good news for those irked by wasps is that most of them that are encountered by humans are the worker wasps, which are going...
March’s full Moon is called the Worm Moon to celebrate the earthworms that spring to life as winter ends. These little crittersenrich the soil for your spring gardens! Strong winds are common as air temperatures rise, which is why this Moon is also known as the “Wind Moon” to the Cho...