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Earth just reached its nearest point to the sun, so why aren’t we burning?

Each year, Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in early January, a moment called perihelion. In 2026, this occurred on ...
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WeatherTalk: Earth will reach its closest point to the sun in January

FARGO — Earth will reach its closest point to the sun on Jan. 2, 2024, when the sun will be 91,403,034 miles away. The closest earth-sun distance is called perihelion, which is Greek for “near sun.” ...