What will happen when the Earth’s poles swap?
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What Would Happen to the Earth and Our Weather if We Spinning in the Opposite Direction?
The Earth spins anti-clockwise around the North Pole. But Venus spins in the opposite direction, and nobody is quite sure why. Some astronomers think that Venus flipped upside down as a result of a gigantic collision. Scientists have run simulations to see how the atmosphere responds to the opposite spin. The Sahara looks like it would become a lot wetter. Parts of the southwest of the USA,. which are desert virtually at the moment, would become very hot and humid and moist. Florida coast, which is swampland, would become much drier too.
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