the equator
noun
: an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
The city of Quito, Ecuador, lies very close to the equator.
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From brown to green Between July and September every year, rainfall north of the equator in Africa increases due to monsoon season.
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Devika Rao, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
For the Earth as a whole, warm air rises near the equator, and cold air sinks near the poles.
—Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
But as the ocean temperatures elsewhere in the world catch up to the Atlantic the rain belt will likely shift back down, even south of the equator, De Menocal said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
The focus for this stormy weather – known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone – shifts north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Devika Rao, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
For the Earth as a whole, warm air rises near the equator, and cold air sinks near the poles.
—Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
But as the ocean temperatures elsewhere in the world catch up to the Atlantic the rain belt will likely shift back down, even south of the equator, De Menocal said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
The focus for this stormy weather – known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone – shifts north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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“The equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20equator. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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