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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / What would happen if the axis of the earth was tilted to up to 45ish degrees?
« on: 08/01/2019 03:56:30 »
From what I've found online (which of course could be completely inaccurate and if so I would appreciate your correction) it seems like the likely general outcome would be the polar regions expanding and migration of the human population towards the equator.
Would this be because the poles have become frozen dead zones from periods of no sunlight? Or would the nightless summers eventually turn the polar regions into deserts given that the extreme summers could dry them out?
Would the region near the equator become temperate or would it stay tropical while the temperate regions of the earth simply disappear?
Disclaiming again, I completely recognize that everything I've speculated above could be way-way off which is why I've come here to ask people smarter than myself.
Thank you!
Would this be because the poles have become frozen dead zones from periods of no sunlight? Or would the nightless summers eventually turn the polar regions into deserts given that the extreme summers could dry them out?
Would the region near the equator become temperate or would it stay tropical while the temperate regions of the earth simply disappear?
Disclaiming again, I completely recognize that everything I've speculated above could be way-way off which is why I've come here to ask people smarter than myself.
Thank you!