The winter solstice marks the longest night of the year. Firma V – stock.adobe.com. Solstices signify how life on Earth changes in connection to the Sun and how our seasons are defined and ...

The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world. Latest U.S.

Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it fell at exactly 4:20 a.m. ET on Saturday in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are five ways it's celebrated around the world.

Winter solstice 2021 will be on December 21. Find out why the Northern Hemisphere has its shortest day at this time and how people have celebrated for thousands of years.

The other winter season — the one most people recognize — starts each year on Dec. 21 (sometimes on Dec. 22) and runs through March 20 or March 21. That’s known as the “astronomical winter.” ...

For millions of us, winter weather has already started.As the winds howl, the snow flies and the temperatures drop, the National Weather Service issues various levels of alerts for wintry weather.

For winter 2023-2024, the Almanac takes into account the strengthening of El Niño, which should result in more moisture and storms in the southern U.S., its editors said.

During the first winter wave, weekly cases peaked at 1,714,256 the week of Jan. 13, 2021, as did weekly deaths at 23,378, according to CDC data.