Solstice, Shmolstice - Why The Coldest Days Are Still To Come

Originally published: Dec 22 2014 - 11:45am, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Katharine Gammon, Contributor(Inside Science) -- Residents of the Northern Hemisphere, don't worry about the winter solstice - it's not the middle of winter, and in some places, it's not even the start of wintry weather.So why exactly is the shortest day of the year so distant from the coldest temperatures? It's usually another month before the bone-aching freezes of winter hit their worst.That gap is what's known as the...