BBC Focus "Why isn’t the shortest day of the year also the coldest day?"

 

BBC Focus "Why isn’t the shortest day of the year also the coldest day?"

Is it a yellow balloon
or a winter sun
caught in the barren trees?

(being poetic with my scientific illustrations)

I was commissioned by BBC Focus Magazine to create an illustration for the article by Helen Czerski "Why isn’t the shortest day of the year also the coldest day?" ("Everyday Science" column, issue 302).

"December is a cheerful month in an odd way: the slow dismal retreat of the sun is offset by the arrival of beautiful frosty mornings, seasonal parties, hot chocolate and cosy evenings in.   Then we arrive at the winter solstice, the turning point of the year as the days start to get longer again, surely something to celebrate.  But instead, the gloom deepens.   The coldest day of the year probably won’t happen for another month, maybe longer, and January is a murky unforgiving time. "

Art Editor: Joe Eden
Designer: Steve Boswell

http://www.sciencefocus.com

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