hemisphere

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Now we are past the spring equinox, the northern hemisphere starts to get more daylight and a strengthening Sun.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Even so, the simplest explanation based on current evidence points to a large volcanic eruption in the northern hemisphere as the main driver of the Younger Dryas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

In this scenario, the U.S. has more influence in its hemisphere and in strategic geographies, from the Middle East to the Arctic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Then the senator turned his attention back to the Western hemisphere.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

As we saw in Chapters 5 and 10, only a few relatively small areas of each hemisphere acted as a “homeland” where food production first arose and from which it then spread.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond