Earth is as far from the sun as it's going to get this year

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 12:01 in Astronomy & Space

The Earth is as far from the sun as possible for the year on Friday, but that may come as a surprise for people baking in a heat wave affecting nine western states, with temperatures at or above 100 expected across much of Southern California, southern Nevada and southern Arizona.

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