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About two weeks ago, on June 21, the sun was directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer. This means residents of Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, India and southern China were welcoming the beginning of summer while we down here near the equator were shivering through our coldest season.
By September, we who dread the cold weather will be a little bit better off as the sun will be directly overhead the equator as it makes its way to the Tropic of Capricorn where it will be directly overhead on December 21. By then, those in the northern hemisphere will have to endure the chills while those in the southern hemisphere will have a break from the cold.
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