Definition of southern hemisphere
: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator
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While the northern hemisphere will begin to tilt toward the sun after March 20, signaling the start of spring, the southern hemisphere begins to tilt away from the sun, marking the beginning of fall there.
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Amateur astronomers can try to spot one in northern regions like Alberta, Montana, or Michigan, or in the southern hemisphere in New Zealand.
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Those in the southern hemisphere can try their luck at seeing a five-planet parade, with Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter, in April.
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The northern storms, measuring 4,000 to 4,600km in diameter, are smaller than the southern hemisphere storms, which are 5,600 to 7,000km in diameter.
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The night before, the War on Drugs had kicked off a southern hemisphere string of dates with the traveling Laneway Festival in Singapore.
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According to preliminary results from Australia, the flu shot was only about 10 percent effective against H3N2 there during the last winter in the southern hemisphere.
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Drought conditions have become epidemic in the southern hemisphere over the past decade.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern The southern hemisphere has not taken kindly to President Trump.
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