northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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In many northern hemisphere winters, the polar vortex can stretch southward, allowing cold air to spill down with the jet stream.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
This combination of ultraviolet spectrum images shows atmospheric features of the planet Mars in 2022, left, and the planet's northern hemisphere in 2023 after Mars had passed the farthest point in its orbit from the Sun, captured by the MAVEN.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
After the solstice — the start of winter — Michigan along with the rest of the northern hemisphere can start the slow march toward spring as daylight increases every day.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But many times during winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex will expand and send blasts of frigid air southward along the jet stream, the National Weather Service said.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
This combination of ultraviolet spectrum images shows atmospheric features of the planet Mars in 2022, left, and the planet's northern hemisphere in 2023 after Mars had passed the farthest point in its orbit from the Sun, captured by the MAVEN.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
After the solstice — the start of winter — Michigan along with the rest of the northern hemisphere can start the slow march toward spring as daylight increases every day.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But many times during winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex will expand and send blasts of frigid air southward along the jet stream, the National Weather Service said.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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