northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora polaris, that appear in the northern hemisphere.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Lemmon is constantly shifting against the background stars beyond and is best viewed in the hours preceding dawn for those in the northern hemisphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Historically, most weather forecasting models have been based on data from high-income countries in the northern hemisphere.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Lemmon is constantly shifting against the background stars beyond and is best viewed in the hours preceding dawn for those in the northern hemisphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Historically, most weather forecasting models have been based on data from high-income countries in the northern hemisphere.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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