Message from discussion What would happen if the earth stopped spinning?

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Green Xenon [Radium] wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> The 1st and obvious answer is that half the world would be night and the 
> other half would be day without change.
> 
> However, what would be the less apparent effects? For example, how would 
> it affect the ecosystem, the climate, polar ice caps.
> 
> Lets assume that the Earth stops spinning in a manner such that it is 
> the time [in terms of sun/earth orientation] always 4:30 AM 
> standard-time in Stamford, Connecticut. Let's also assume that the 
> Earth's movement stops when it is summer for the southern hemisphere and 
> winter for the northern hemisphere.
> 
> What would be the effects? That it would be always be summer in 
> Australia and winter in Canada is self-explanatory.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Radium

Um, you'd have to do your take home final yourself?