northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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Models are typically trained on data from countries in the northern hemisphere, meaning companies building in the southern hemisphere may not get relevant results when prompting chatbots.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Iceland is warming at a rate four times faster than the rest of the northern hemisphere due to a steady flow of warm air from the south, according to the World Weather Attribution.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora polaris, that appear in the northern hemisphere.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Lemmon is constantly shifting against the background stars beyond and is best viewed in the hours preceding dawn for those in the northern hemisphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Iceland is warming at a rate four times faster than the rest of the northern hemisphere due to a steady flow of warm air from the south, according to the World Weather Attribution.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora polaris, that appear in the northern hemisphere.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Lemmon is constantly shifting against the background stars beyond and is best viewed in the hours preceding dawn for those in the northern hemisphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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