Winter conditions are affecting many countries in Earth's northern hemisphere.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, Monday is the first day of Winter, which seems a good time to check out a website that's all about the snow.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

U.S.officials worry that, even if the virus' spread is eventually contained, it could re-emerge months from now during the northern hemisphere's winter flu season, when more than 30,000 Americans die each year from common influenza.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

It is the first time it has been confirmed where the animals travel to for the northern hemisphere winter.

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However in winter the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun giving us shorter days and cooler weather.

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Instead he and his partner are resigned to spending a third southern hemisphere winter in the poorly insulated camper, venturing into the sagging house to use the toilet.

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