Why is equator hot but poles are cold?
Firstly, round the equator, sunrays hit the bottom at a 90-degree angle. Hence, more solar power falls per unit area, thus making equator hot. However, near the poles, since sunrays hit the bottom at a lower angle, the rays spread, causing less energy to fall per unit area, thus making poles cooler.
Secondly, thanks to the earth’s axial tilt, poles don’t receive sunlight for several months during the year, thus worsening things .
Thirdly, as sunlight takes an extended path to succeed in the poles, it's to affect a greater number of atmospheric particles which ends up in additional absorption and scattering of sunlight. Thus, less sunlight reaches the poles.
Lastly, snow at the poles reflects 75 to 95% of sunlight which is far more as compared thereto reflected by the land round the equator.
Posts before October 2021 have been marked as "Old Posts". Less likely, but they might have out dated or incorrect information, ugly looking bits of code, no labels, etc. Don't get me wrong, many of these posts are top-notch and interesting too.
I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
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