If the axis of the Earth were tilted at 50* instead of 23.5*, would the Summers in Europe be longer and hotter

Answer 1

If the earth's axis is tilted at 50 degrees,the apparent movement of the sun towards north and south will be more and will cover some more higher latitudes.So ,the sun will be shining overhead ,over some more countries in the higher latitudes of both the hemispheres .Hence summer will be hotter in those countries which may include some Europian countries as well. Further ,some more countries in the lower latitudes will have six month's day time and six month's night time.

Answer 2

The summers would be hotter, but not longer.

The sun would reach higher in the sky, and be in the sky longer per day in the summer, so the amount of sunlight that is received on summer days would be much more.

Likewise, during winter it would get much colder; the sun would stay lower in the sky and the nights would be longer, leading to bitterly cold winters.

Actually, if the Earth were inclined this much, all of France would experience at least one day in summer where the sun never set, and one day in winter where the sun never rose. The further north you go the more pronounced this effect is. As it is now this only happens when you pass north of the Arctic circle, which is at 67.5 degrees north, which in Europe is only northern Scandanavaia and Russia.

The proportions of the durations of the seasons would not change, however, since that's a function of the Earth's orbit around the sun. There would still be four seasons per year; we would still spend about a quarter of the year in summertime, then we would experience steadily falling temperatures (autumn) for another quarter of the year before winter starts. The difference is that the range of temperatures between these seasons is more than on Earth right now.

Answer 3

The axis of the earth makes a 23-degree inclination to its orbit. Seasons are formed due to this inclination. If this inclination were a little more or less than it is now, temperature differences between seasons would reach extremes and unbearably hot summers and extremely cold winters would take place on the earth.

Answer 4

Yes. Long hot summers and long cold winters. The "arctic circle", would be further south than London, meaning long long "days" and long long "nights" in midsummer and midwinter. I don't think that it's a change anyone would welcome.

Answer 5

How hot it gets on any day depends on how LONG the sun is above the horizon and how long it spends at its HIGHEST ELEVATION above the horizon.

Answer 6

the imagination is invalid. Earth will always tilted at 231/2 deg. Which is most stable state of tilting.
mahesh/India.