| 单词 | equator |
| 例句 | Instead of starting at the side and eating his way around the equator, Dad started at the North Pole, and ate down through the core to the South. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z This was because I was imagining that I was a missile, being hurled from the equator into the northern hemisphere. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z At night the temperature is bitter cold, as much as two hundred degrees below zero, but at noontime near the equator it can reach a comfortable sixty-five degrees. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only bad thing is that with the equator being above us the change of seasons comes backwards, which does take some getting used to. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a terrible amount of very small writing on the top half of the page and even more on the bottom half; in the middle, an equator of sorts marks where you’re supposed to sign. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We didn’t have to worry about very cold regions, because, whether returning from earth orbit or from the moon, our flight path stayed near the equator, where the climate is warm. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly there’s no winter here: the equator just about runs smack-dab through our bed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no word in Lingala for evening, because this close to the equator the sun goes down very quickly, and day becomes night almost without warning. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was, at the time, the largest African school below the equator, with more than a thousand students, both male and female. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun had changed only a few seconds at the equator, but it was telling her body to migrate. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z So they worked—across the equator, to the Cape, and into the Indian Ocean they slaved—Nat and the men before the mast. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z This already gives us a hint why speakers of Niger-Congo languages, stemming from north of the equator, were able to displace Africa’s equatorial Pygmies and subequatorial Khoisan people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Together they shared the secret language of pericynthion altitudes and orbital planes and lunar equators. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z If you throw something from the equator towards the North Pole, it won’t go straight, but crooked. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The Distracted Globe was located at the western-hemisphere intersection of the Boulevard and the Avenue, two brightly lit streets that stretched completely around the planet along its equator and prime meridian. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The only numbers that escape are the ones that are equally distant from the two rivals—the numbers on the equator, like 1, –1, and i. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Where the conventional view had been that lands close to the equator must be uninhabitable, this had turned out to be nonsense. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was a spry, suave and very precise general who knew the circumference of the equator and always wrote “enhanced” when he meant “increased.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t think it would matter which copy of his hometown I went to, so I selected one at random, near the equator. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Those two corners of Australia are now the continent’s breadbaskets, but they lie more than 2,000 miles south of the equator. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Because she thinks I’m trying to get impregnated by every boy north of the equator?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It's equivalent to driving three-fourths of the way around the world at the equator. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Near the equator. The center of the planet. It’s a circle. Not a real one, but an imaginary divide between north and south. It’s superhot. Closer to the sun than the North and South Poles.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She has on a fuchsia fifties swing dress with a neckline that plunges to the equator. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The speed of the Earth’s spin varies from a little over 1,000 miles an hour at the equator to zero at the poles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The growing season—that is, the months with temperatures and day lengths suitable for plant growth—is shortest at high latitudes and longest toward the equator. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z These numbers, pulled by the tug of both zero and infinity, spiral around on the equator forever and ever, never able to escape the grasp of either. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z People move as close to the equator as possible. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The shadow of the equator would be a circle around the origin. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “You heave to on a port tack—below the equator,” Nat told him. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Following my instructions, Max had set the Vonnegut down in a landing lot near the equator in the eastern hemisphere. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As a consequence, most Fertile Crescent crops grow well in France and Japan but poorly at the equator. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And Vespucci had sailed 50 degrees south of the equator: this was not just the equatorial antipodes that some exponents of the two-spheres theory had envisaged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Furthermore, only about one-third of its area falls within the sub-Saharan zone north of the equator that was occupied by farmers and herders before 1000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He adjusted his pants, running his right hand flat along the inside of his waistband so that it sat properly on his equator. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The remaining surprise is that all of Africa’s indigenous crops—those of the Sahel, Ethiopia, and West Africa—originated north of the equator. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Because South Africa is below the equator, their seasons are the reverse of ours, so I boarded the plane knowing that I would bypass the winter cold this year. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But if you were standing on the equator, and launched a missile to the south, it would land to the left, not the right. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse never became established farther south than West Africa’s kingdoms north of the equator. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had a stomach so big that his thin black belt reminded me of the equator circling the globe. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They chose the Andes because they needed to measure near the equator, to determine if there really was a difference in sphericity there, and because they reasoned that mountains would give them good sightlines. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A row of spindly legs extended from its equator. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I slid down Russia and dropped off the equator. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The universe would reach a maximum size at the equator and would contract with increasing imaginary time to a single point at the South Pole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Newton’s theory, the centrifugal force of the Earth’s spin should result in a slight flattening at the poles and a bulging at the equator, which would make the planet slightly oblate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Frightful was now north of the equator, but only about ten miles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Soon, I hope, I will be holding you in my arms; then I will cover you with a million hot kisses, burning like the equator. The sappy, poignant, and risqué love letters of 7 world leaders 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z This small show, along a busy corridor of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, celebrates the festive yet functional garments woven south of the equator. Art Review: The Power Suits of the Past, as Worn During Ancient Empires 2011-04-22T21:48:37Z If using large- or medium-sized tomatoes, remove the cores, then slice the tomatoes in half through their equators. The Savory Tomato Pound Cake You Never Knew You Needed 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z All winters are dark, and get darker the farther one lives from the equator. Perspective | Joe Biden warned of a ‘dark winter.’ Why does living in it feel so . . . unreal? 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Here, then, is a look at some of the more cinematic commercials you’re likely to see in coming weeks as the action unfolds below the equator. World Cup 2014: Spike Lee, Fernando Meirelles get their game on 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Hold the coconut between a plush kitchen towel and, using the same mallet or hammer, gently pound against the "equator" line on the coconut until the shell starts to crack in half. How to safely open a coconut 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z When halved along the equator, a drop biscuit can hold any number of ingredients, from slices of crispy bacon and tender prosciutto to roasted zucchini and fresh, juicy tomato. Don’t toss that sourdough discard! Make biscuits 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Above the waist, from the equator to the North Pole, he observed the dress code of a gentleman, with a regulation tux, tie, and shirt of snowy white. Should the Oscars Survive? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Professional adventurer Mike Horn is paid to do things like circumnavigate the equator without the use of motors, and walk to the North Pole in mid-winter without the use of the sun. How to Take Your Kids to Dangerous Places and Why 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Notably, Hawaii does not practice DST because it is much closer to the equator than the rest of the nation, so its daylight hours barely change throughout the year. Daylight Savings Causes More Trouble Than It Should 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z I loved learning so much about the equator and volcanoes and seeing condors in the wild. Three generations in the Galapagos 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z In places closer to the equator, the amount of daylight is pretty much the same in summer and winter. Daylight saving time forever? Some members of Congress want to make it so. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The presence of a La Nina pattern, with cool temperatures in the Pacific Ocean near the equator, should lead to a warmer, drier fall than normal, similar to fall 2010, said Castro. A warmer, drier fall forecast 2011-09-23T18:27:00Z The Narrow Road to the Deep North includes the line: "He kissed the slight, rose-coloured trench that remained from her knicker elastic, running around her belly like the equator line circling the world." Booker winner makes bad sex shortlist 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The longest in distanstance was an 14 day 11 country, three trips across the equator tour with six nights on a plane, I got 48,000 frequent flier miles on that one, all in coach. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z When temperatures dropped, they moved towards the equator. Shaped by water 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Temperatures have risen, to as high as 180 degrees at the equator. Jane Rogers's top 10 cosy catastrophes 2012-07-05T08:22:05Z And, that most worthwhile stuff was produced north of the equator. The view from Iowa: where immigrants are at the heart of America's culture war 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The southern pine beetle that once made its home closer to the equator is now boring through trees on Long Island. ‘Everything is not going to be okay’: How to live with constant reminders that the Earth is in trouble 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z As a literary device, an invisible line 700 miles north of the equator is rather meaningless, no matter how many times Ms. Griswold insists that it unites her book. Books of The Times: In ?The Tenth Parallel,? by Eliza Griswold, Religions Clash 2010-08-17T23:26:00Z Situated along the equator, this giant structure is located far from any development, deep in an area inhabited only by tribes who have never made contact with modern civilization. Review | Michael Crichton’s classic thriller ‘The Andromeda Strain’ gets a deadly sequel 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z A broadcast from a music festival at Dawson City, Canada – 4,416 miles from the equator. In praise of … satellite radio 2013-03-24T22:37:32Z People living in countries further away from the equator develop symptoms of multiple sclerosis at an earlier age, research suggests. Age of onset for multiple sclerosis 'linked to distance from equator' 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z More than 60 places were considered by mission staff, a list from which Gale Crater – near the Martian equator – was eventually selected. Curiosity rover's descent to Mars – the story so far 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z Because here we were, supposedly somewhere south of the equator in the middle of the Atlantic, and suddenly there was a prominent headland on the U-boat's starboard quarter. TV review: The Sinking of the Laconia and Martin Clunes: Man to Mantas 2011-01-07T08:00:03Z Another might be only art made in colonial societies south of the equator. The new LACMA: Plans call for radical change to how we see the permanent collection 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Sample questions include: What is the Sun’s greatest distance from the celestial equator? Astrology Is Hard, Even if It’s Fake 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Its name means equator in Spanish; Quito means “center of the world” in a pre-Incan language. T Magazine: Send in the Clouds 2011-11-18T13:08:53Z At the Heron Island study site, the sex ratio is currently more balanced than nearer the equator, with two to three females hatching for every male. Endangered turtle population under threat as pollution may lead to excess of females being born 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Sperm whales have one of the widest global distributions of any marine mammal species, having been spotted in deep waters off the Arctic and Antarctic as well as around the equator. Dominica to create world's first sperm whale reserve 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z As these predators push out from the equator towards the poles, temperate prey species, like the barnacle Tetraclita rubescens, are encountering new, larger, predators. Barnacle bends shape to fend off warm-water sea snails on the move 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The formula Weatherbee uses is based primarily on the solar activity cycle and the motion of the moon, as well as tidal action and certain winds in the stratosphere over the equator, Duncan says. Can You Trust Farmers’ Almanacs’ Weather Predictions? 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Even though this is expected to most fiercely hit developing countries near the Earth's equator, climate-fueled extreme heat has also afflicted the United States, Europe, Japan and India. The last 12 months were the hottest in recorded history, analysis finds 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Turtles nesting further from the equator will be more able to counteract the impacts of warming. Shifting nesting timing not enough to prevent fewer sea turtle hatchlings 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Efraim says his team’s explanation applies to more locations where superbolts occur, but he and his colleagues couldn’t confirm that it explains the situation around the equator and the North Pacific. Mysterious Lightning ‘Superbolts’ Can Be 1,000 Times as Strong as Ordinary Strikes 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z This allowed warmer waters from regions closer to the equator to flow in, setting the stage for marine animals that thrive in warmer conditions to move into these areas. Waves of change: How sea-levels and climate altered the marine ecosystems at the South Pole 390-385 million years ago 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The magnetic field also rises toward the sun’s surface, typically near the sun’s equator, where it manifests as sunspots. The Sun’s Magnetic Poles Are Vanishing 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z At the end of the last ice age, the Miyake event would likely have gone unnoticed, except perhaps as shockingly bright auroras that dipped much closer to the equator than normal. Traces of Oldest and Largest Solar Storm Found in Buried French Forest 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Those that nest closer to the equator will be most affected. Shifting nesting timing not enough to prevent fewer sea turtle hatchlings 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z But he and his colleagues plan to dig into the problem more, specifically by focusing on superbolts around the equator. Mysterious Lightning ‘Superbolts’ Can Be 1,000 Times as Strong as Ordinary Strikes 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z This allowed warmer waters from regions closer to the equator to flow in, setting the stage for marine animals that thrive in warmer conditions to move into these areas. Waves of change: How sea-levels and climate altered the marine ecosystems at the South Pole 390-385 million years ago 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Coffea trees grow to roughly 25 feet tall in the wild on their home turf near the equator. How to grow your cup of coffee, indoors 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z NASA’s stationary InSight lander launched to Mars in May 2018, touching down six months later in November in a plain called Elysium Planitia just north of the Martian equator. ‘Monster Quake’ Hints at Mysterious Source within Mars 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z And should researchers’ projection of the future be correct, the next one, dubbed Pangaea Ultima, will form around Earth’s equator 250 million years from now, with potentially ruinous effects. Will the Next Supercontinent Really Drive Mammals to Extinction? 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Extremely powerful solar eruptions can even spark auroras near the equator; that happened in 1859 during the very first solar storm ever detected. How to Watch the Northern Lights and Other Awesome Auroras 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Large amounts of climate intervention to significantly reverse warming and lower the global average temperature would favor agricultural production in the tropics, the region of Earth around the equator. Climate intervention technologies may create winners and losers in world food supply 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The next, dubbed Pangaea Ultima, is expected to form at the equator in about 250 million years, as the Atlantic Ocean shrinks and a merged Afro-Eurasian continent crashes into the Americas. Pangaea Ultima, the Next Supercontinent, May Doom Mammals to Far-Future Extinction 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z If you live below the equator, first, congratulations; southern skies are far better than northern ones. The Equinox Is Not What You Think It Is 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Fall officially kicks off Friday at 11:50 p.m. with the fall equinox, the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line above earth’s equator. Seattle weather forecast: Enjoy the sunshine before rain — and more rain 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z “You get much more cooling at the equator,” more cooling during summer, and less at the poles. It’s Time to Engineer the Sky 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z He visited 30 countries in all, and crossed the equator twice – that’s required to set the Guinness World Record. 17-Year-Old Is Youngest to Fly Around the World 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The huge demand has led to significant deforestation in areas where oil palm trees can grow near the equator. 'This could be the holy grail to replace palm oil' - research team 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z At that time, a line drawn between the center of Earth and the sun would go directly through Earth’s equator. The Equinox Is Not What You Think It Is 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z But why are we like this — and is there anything, short of moving to the equator, we can do about it? Hate sweater weather? These experts explain why you're always cold 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The zone straddles the equator around the planet and shifts as far as 2,500 kilometers north or south with the seasons, pulled always toward the warmer hemisphere. It’s Time to Engineer the Sky 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Many of those people were in areas closer to the equator, such as the Caribbean, northern Africa and Southeast Asia. Half the World’s Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Marston suspected there was a connection between geophysical waves and electrons moving through a magnetic field, but he didn’t know where to find it — until his colleague Antoine Venaille suggested looking at the equator. Quantum Physics Can Explain Earth’s Weather 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z During the summer, that line would pass north of the equator, and in winter it would go south. The Equinox Is Not What You Think It Is 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Standing by the Hunter’s foot, the Great Dog is an easy-to-find constellation visible from most areas of the world, thanks to being positioned just south of the celestial equator. 5 famous constellations that (almost) anyone can find 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z His simulations showed that if aerosols were injected at the equator, they would spread over the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with little impact on monsoon patterns. It’s Time to Engineer the Sky 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z It will also be only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon - the US, the former Soviet Union and China have all landed near the equator. Chandrayaan-3: India's Moon lander Vikram aims for historic lunar south pole landing 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z These immense waves propagate around the equator because it is the boundary between two insulators, the hemispheres. Quantum Physics Can Explain Earth’s Weather 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Or, as we say north of the equator, happy autumnal equinox! The Equinox Is Not What You Think It Is 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Orion straddles the celestial equator, so it is well known to observers in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and holds the record for containing the most bright stars in one stellar pattern. 5 famous constellations that (almost) anyone can find 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Now that Luna-25 has finally launched, it is bound for a landing site 620 kilometers from the lunar south pole, near Boguslawsky Crater, which is located about 70 degrees south of the moon’s equator. Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics? 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z This has the potential to exacerbate drought in islands below the equator in the archipelago, which include Java - home to over 150 million people, as well as Bali and Nusa Tenggara. Indonesia disaster agency warns of drought in Java, Bali amid El Niño 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z To confirm that on the largest scale, Earth’s fluids behave like electrons in a topological insulator, the team needed to find topologically twisted waves somewhere farther from the equator. Quantum Physics Can Explain Earth’s Weather 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z They’re caused when air moves from the high-pressure system pressure north of Hawaii — known as the North Pacific High — to the area of low pressure at the equator, to the south of the state. What’s driving Maui’s devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Last summer's record 40C temperature was also down to the jet stream, which swept up hotter air from the equator. UK weather: When will it stop raining and the summer improve? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Apollo program and other lunar missions, have all clustered closer to the equator. Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics? 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z This is because the Earth is not shaped like a perfect sphere but rather closer to an ellipsoid, with its thickness from the equator being roughly 70,000 feet wider than from the poles. The Indian Ocean's mysterious gravity hole may be the result of a prehistoric ocean erased by time 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Among all of those we found only two that seem to have any promise in terms of predicting democracy in the present: the natural-harbor distance variable and also the distance from the equator. Untangling the deep and troubled roots of democracy can help define its future 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Under a “business-as-usual” scenario in which greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, the bluest subtropical zones of the ocean will become bluer, and greener regions along the equator and poles will become greener, that study found. Climate change will shift the oceans’ colors, study predicts 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z It’s 25 percent wider through the equator than through the poles. Meet the Stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Earth’s axial tilt also neatly explains why seasonal temperatures scarcely change around our planet’s equator because the sun’s shifting position overhead is muted at midlatitudes. Earth’s Aphelion Isn’t the Reason for the Seasons 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z During normal conditions in the Pacific Ocean, the trade winds blow west along the equator, bringing warm water from South America toward Asia. WA’s wildfire season could be worse than anywhere else in the U.S. What to know 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z But distance from the equator is so highly correlated with the share of Europeans in a country that its effect is obliterated or fully mediated by the second factor. Untangling the deep and troubled roots of democracy can help define its future 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z But in reality, Earth is flatter than a true sphere around both the North and South Poles, and it bulges out near the equator. Giant ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The sun takes a month to rotate once, and Altair is bigger, about twice the sun’s diameter, so material on its equator is screaming around at more than a million kilometers per hour. Meet the Stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Then again, most of the planet’s surface south of the equator is covered by ocean—and water absorbs and retains more heat than land—which tends to dampen such temperature extremes. Earth’s Aphelion Isn’t the Reason for the Seasons 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z If the biggest loss of water had occurred closer to the equator or the poles, the effect would have been smaller, Wilson says. Humanity’s groundwater pumping has altered Earth’s tilt 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Although Argentina's plight largely failed to make headlines north of the equator, its impact will be felt globally. When Disaster Strikes, Is Climate Change to Blame? 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Cuba's proximity to the equator could make it easier to monitor geostationary military satellites, said one retired military official familiar with such operations. China's efforts to catch up in global electronic spying race 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z If it rotated about 30 percent faster, the centrifugal force would launch gas from its equator into space. Meet the Stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z It exists largely due to a difference in temperature between the world's equator and poles. Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The recent fires have also punctured the notion that some places are relatively safe from the worst hazards of climate change because they’re not near the equator or they’re far from the sea. Record pollution, smoke, heat herald a season of climate extremes 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The other arises in the Central Pacific, near the equator around Hawaii, as was the case in the most recent 2015-16 event. Extreme weather expected as El Nino climate pattern returns, US forecaster says 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z As optimum conditions shift away from the equator and toward the poles, more than 600 million people have already been stranded outside of a crucial environmental niche that scientists say best supports life. Climate crisis is on track to push one-third of humanity out of its most livable environment 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Sunshine is intense, since the island is closer to the equator than the U.S. mainland. Typhoon Mawar lashes Guam, US island territory known as ‘Where America’s Day Begins’ 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Two of the nuclei—the polar nuclei—move to the equator and fuse, forming a single, diploid central cell. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Wetter than temperate savannas, tropical savannas are characterized by tall grasses, sparse trees, and greater rainfall and are found bordering the equator. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The actin filaments pull the equator of the cell inward, forming a fissure. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Some will be moved into locations north of the equator, to enable better forecasts of cyclones and atmospheric rivers, the parades of storms that can inundate coastal regions such as California. Ocean El Niño monitor gets an upgrade 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z He found a long stretch across the equator from South America to Africa, including both the Pacific and Indian oceans, responsible for much of the global temperature spike. Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The roaring forties describes the area between the latitudes 40 and 50 south of the equator - notorious for strong winds. Gough Island: Worker sought for one of world's remotest places 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Even areas closer to the equator, where ice is unlikely to develop, can experience dramatic climate change during these cooling periods. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Month-to-month temperatures are relatively constant in tropical rainforests, in contrast to forests further from the equator. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z And several will also be relocated about 1000 kilometers north of the equator, to a cloud-covered region where cyclones and atmospheric rivers form. Ocean El Niño monitor gets an upgrade 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Others, such as Cerulean Warblers and Red Knots, begin their prebreeding migratory journeys in the Southern Hemisphere, where days are getting shorter, not longer, and then cross the equator to reach North America. How Do Birds Know When to Migrate? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z During El Nino, winds blowing west along the equator slow down, and warm water is pushed east, creating warmer surface ocean temperatures. World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z East Africa, for example, straddles the equator and includes Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The prokaryote, now enlarged, is pinched inward at its equator, and the two resulting cells, which are clones, separate. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The currents ferry heat from the equator to the poles, where the water cools and gains density until it plunges downward, carrying heat and carbon dioxide into the abyss. “It's just mind boggling.” More than 19,000 undersea volcanoes discovered 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The moon has no air to redistribute heat, so when light hits the moon’s surface, it gets super hot — up to 250 F at the equator. How to build a robot arm that can flex in the moon’s frigid south pole 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z When the researchers analyzed data on night basking behavior, they found the nighttime baskers were clustered around the equator. Moon-bathing turtles — research documents nighttime basking 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Climate simulations have trouble creating even an ice-free equator during Snowball Earth periods. Life may have survived far north of equator during ‘Snowball Earth’ 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z But when space storms occur — as they did Thursday — the spectacular lights can extend farther toward the equator, the center said. Some Californians saw a rare display of the northern lights. Here's why it happened 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Wetter events tended to occur near the equator, while drier conditions occurred at the mid-latitudes. A warmer world causes extreme drought and rain. ‘Indisputable’ new research proves it. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z For those north of the equator, the start of spring means daylight will start to stretch longer— with earlier sunrises and later sunsets — until the summer solstice in June. It’s the first day of spring: Here’s what that really means 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z To show this, you have to choose the hemisphere cleverly: First, you pick two of the five marked points—it doesn't matter which—and mark an equator on which the two points lie. The World’s Simplest Theorem Shows That 8,000 People Globally Have the Same Number of Hairs on Their Head 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z There could have been a span in time where even the equator froze over and living creatures were forced into the glacial pools. Life may have survived far north of equator during ‘Snowball Earth’ 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z On the flight, he noticed the curving latitude lines of the Pan Am logo on each side of the equator. Rafael Viñoly, architect of global landmarks and civic spaces, dies at 78 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z Such icebergs typically melt as they enter warmer waters near the equator. British scientists tracking two enormous icebergs larger than London 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Specifically, waves passing through the innermost inner core slowed down when approaching from an oblique angle to the equator. Scientists have discovered a new core at the center of the Earth 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z If you add in the points on the equator, there are always at least four points on the same half of the sphere's surface, regardless of how they are distributed. The World’s Simplest Theorem Shows That 8,000 People Globally Have the Same Number of Hairs on Their Head 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Simply put: Cut the pomegranate in half through the equator, hold a half cut side down in your hand over a dish or bowl, and whack it — firmly, confidently — with a wooden spoon. The best way to de-seed a pomegranate is also the most therapeutic 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Even in the balmy early Eocene, the poles still experienced colder temperatures relative to the equator. Monkeylike Animals Once Lived in the Arctic, New Fossils Show 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z It is not the bone-dry mass that scientists had thought it to be for generations, including when Armstrong first stepped foot near the moon’s equator in 1969. The moon beckons once again, and this time NASA wants to stay Meanwhile, waves passing through the outer inner core slowed down when passing through along the equator. Scientists have discovered a new core at the center of the Earth 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z A warmer climate, however, is expected to push the jet stream toward the equator. How climate change will make atmospheric rivers even worse 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Both are located in the eastern hemisphere of the sun; the former is north of the equator, and the latter to the south. The sun is crackling with ‘solar flares’. Here’s what that means. 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The widely-documented problem with this usage is that this demand for palm oil has led to significant deforestation in areas where oil palm trees can grow - low-lying, hot, wet areas near the equator. Lab-grown alternatives aim to cut palm oil dependence 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Above the equator, winter officially begins in December. How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Researchers homed in on two coronal holes — short-lived spots of cooler temperatures and fast solar winds that formed near the sun’s equator — in the middle corona. Scientists inch closer to understanding what drives the solar wind 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Those further south, including southern Europe or closer to the equator, are more likely to be able to see all the planets appear in a vertical line up into the sky. All solar system's planets visible in night sky 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z You also most certainly think of the iconic Great Red Spot south of its equator. The 7 most spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope's first year 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z From its perch in a vast and relatively flat plain called Elysium Planitia just north of the planet's equator, the lander has helped scientists gain new understanding of Mars' internal structure. NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z As a result, light falls directly on its equator but strikes the North and South poles at angles. How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The meter was first standardized to something indiscriminately applicable: the distance from the equator to the North Pole. Review | By measuring the world, humans changed it 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z This effect is especially strong in the Gulf of Carpentaria; its low tides can drop by an average of 40 centimeters because of its location relative to the equator and the shape of Australia’s coastline. How the Moon Devastated a Mangrove Forest 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Misra: Imagine a 100,000-kilometer-long cable that extends up from Earth’s equator and is fixed to a satellite at the far end. Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z One such impact a year ago was found to have gouged boulder-sized chunks of water ice surprisingly close to Mars' equator. NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z At the equator, which gets consistent direct sunlight, there's very little change in day length or temperature year-round. How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “The higher the latitudes’ distance from the equator north or south, the greater the risk for developing SAD,” wrote Dr. Hyla Cass, a California-based doctor who published research on the disorder. How to combat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) while living through the ‘Big Dark’ | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z In general, the farther you live from the equator, the greater your risk for winter blues. The ‘winter blues’ can last 5 months, but there are treatments The spacecraft sits near the Martian equator, in a region known as Elysium Planitia. Dying NASA Spacecraft Records Epic ‘Marsquakes’ 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z That is the closest to the Martian equator that ice has ever been spotted. When Meteors Shook Mars, NASA Was Listening and Watching 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z One of the leading exponents of lilting “tropical house” hails from a place well north of the equator. 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Seattle sits about 3,290 miles north of the equator, prime territory for the Big SAD, in contrast with warmer climates. How to combat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) while living through the ‘Big Dark’ | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z And whereas Ptolemy based his coordinate system on the ecliptic, Hipparchus used the celestial equator, a system more common in modern star maps. First Known Map of Night Sky Found Hidden in Medieval Parchment 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z But her cut went across the poor sandwich’s equator. Perspective | Sandwiches must be cut diagonally, and I’m not taking questions 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z JWST’s infrared view also shows a thin glowing band encircling the equator, likely produced by warmer gas flowing toward Neptune’s midlatitudes as part of an ever churning pattern of global atmospheric circulation. Sparkly Image of Neptune’s Rings Comes into View from JWST 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Typhoons — the Western Pacific equivalent to hurricanes — run on energy from the hot oceanic water common near the equator in late summer. Strongest storm in decades battering Alaska 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Placing Mbiresaurus into the broader pattern of how dinosaurs originated and spread around the world, Griffin and his co-authors arrived at a scenario that suggests there were strong climate barriers around the prehistoric equator. New Dinosaur Species Is Oldest Ever Found in Africa 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Planetary scientists are particularly interested in the Artemis III lunar landing mission since it will occur at the moon’s south pole — a very different location than the lunar equator, where the Apollo missions were focused. NASA's return to the moon begins Monday with a rocket launch 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z To set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Records, he crossed the equator twice. Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around world 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z By wrapping a cord around the equator of a globe and pulling on it, a person exerts a torque on the globe of 120 N • m for 1.2 s. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Ecologists provide evidence that species diversity increases closer to the equator. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Aphrodite stretches along the equator for about one-third of the way around the planet. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In the more heavily wooded area near the equator, farmers raised yams, palm products, or plantains. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Most of these have been near the moon’s equator, and most took place from 1966-1976 by either the U.S. or Soviet Union. Where exactly will astronauts land on the moon? NASA to announce soon 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Cosmic rays are a component of background radiation; consequently, they give a higher radiation dose at the poles than at the equator. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z For example, if you were to begin a journey at the equator and walk north, you would notice gradual changes in plant communities. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In spite of the strange seasons induced by the 98° tilt of its axis, Uranus’ basic circulation is parallel with its equator, as is the case on Jupiter and Saturn. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Extreme weather such as heat waves and heavy rainfall are linked to temperature differences between the poles and the equator. Opinion | Foreboding new studies show the climate battle is not over 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Some of these changes are altering the ways that heat flows north from the warm equator, affecting Arctic temperatures. The Arctic Is Warming Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the Planet 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z To serve, using a small serrated knife, split each shortcake in half through its equator and place the bottom half on a plate. Make peach Melba shortcakes with vanilla cream and fresh raspberries 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z At the beginning of your journey, you would see tropical wet forests with broad-leaved evergreen trees, which are characteristic of plant communities found near the equator. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Close to the poles, the spin rate is slow, and it gets faster as you get closer to the equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Earhart disappeared in July 1937 on a flight over the Pacific Ocean while trying to become the first pilot to circle the globe at the equator. Aviator Amelia Earhart honored with statue at U.S. Capitol 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Earhart disappeared in July 1937 on a flight over the Pacific Ocean while trying to become the first pilot to circle the globe at the equator. Aviator Amelia Earhart honored with statue at U.S. Capitol 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Figure 2.104 In the latitude–longitude system, angles describe the location of a point on Earth relative to the equator and the prime meridian. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z They are found within 30˚ north and south of the equator. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z When the wind first starts up, the disk of material around the star’s equator blocks the wind in its direction. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z As Bill Gates points out, the area around the equator could become too hot for people to work outdoors; that could mean a decline in farming, the most common occupation in low-income countries. Opinion | In tackling climate change, don’t let the perfect become the enemy of the good 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Each day, the sun rises in an easterly direction, approaches some maximum height relative to the celestial equator, and sets in a westerly direction. Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z The latitude of Columbus, Ohio, is 40° N and the longitude is 83° W, which means that Columbus is 40° north of the equator. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z One factor in determining species richness is latitude, with the greatest species richness occurring in ecosystems near the equator, which often have warmer temperatures, large amounts of rainfall, and low seasonality. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Calculate the rotation speed of the Crab Nebula pulsar at its equator, given its period of 0.033 s. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z There is more solar energy and therefore more heat near the equator, where the sun is directly overhead, than at the poles. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The celestial equator is an imaginary line that divides the visible universe into two halves in much the same way Earth’s equator is an imaginary line that divides the planet into two halves. Algebra and Trigonometry 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z Imagine a ray from the center of Earth through Columbus and a ray from the center of Earth through the equator directly south of Columbus. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The homologous pairs orient themselves randomly at the equator. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The two beams are located along the pulsar’s equator, which is aligned with Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The global climate system is also shaped by the unequal distribution of that heat between the equator and the poles. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z More precipitation falls near the equator, and landmasses there are characterized by a tropical rainforest climate. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The equator is the trace of the sphere intersecting the xy-plane. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The prokaryote, now enlarged, is pinched inward at its equator and the two resulting cells, which are clones, separate. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It lies halfway between the celestial poles, just as Earth’s equator lies halfway between our planet’s poles. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The tropical zone, near the equator, has warm or hot temperatures all year. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z They are mostly found within 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The intersection of the prime meridian and the equator lies on the positive x-axis. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The highest salinities are in the subtropical parts of the Atlantic, especially north of the equator. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The celestial equator, 90° from the celestial poles, would lie along your horizon. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The temperate zone, further from the equator, has hot summers and cold winters. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Month-to-month temperatures are relatively constant in tropical rainforests, in contrast to forests farther from the equator. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Assume the center of Earth is at the origin and that the trace formed by plane z = 0 corresponds to the equator. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z It eventually resurfaces in the Indian Ocean between Africa and India, and in the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Remember, we are neither at Earth’s pole nor at the equator, but in between them. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The unequal distribution of heat between the equator and the poles creates winds and ocean currents. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Species richness is related to latitude: the greatest species richness occurs near the equator and the lowest richness occurs near the poles. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z High above the Earth, the rising air from the equator would attach to the sinking air at the poles, but again, it is deflected, causing instead sinking air at 30° and rising at 60°. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of British Columbia is made up of terranes that include sedimentary rocks with fossils that imply an origin south of the equator, or volcanic rocks with magnetic orientations that indicate a southern-hemisphere origin. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Is the ecliptic the same thing as the celestial equator? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z That’s because a lot of the debris from uncontrolled reentries comes from rockets launching payloads to geosynchronous orbit, which roughly follows the Earth’s equator and allows a satellite to match the Earth’s rotation. Uncontrolled rockets pose unnecessary risk, study finds 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z More precipitation falls near the equator, whereas less precipitation tends to fall near 30 degrees north and south latitude, where the world’s largest deserts are located. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z In a non-rotating Earth, air would rise at the equator, sink at the poles, creating one circulation cell. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Figure 10.15 A part of the mid-Atlantic ridge near the equator. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the Sun is on the celestial equator and we get about 12 hours of day and night. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z There’s also “significantly increased risk” about 30 degrees north of the equator because of the population density at that latitude, according to Byers. Uncontrolled rockets pose unnecessary risk, study finds 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The intense sunlight at the equator heats air, causing it to rise and cool, which decreases the ability of the air mass to hold water vapor and results in frequent rainstorms. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Currents returning cold water toward the equator tend to be broad and diffuse along the western coasts of adjacent landmasses. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Anywhere on the equator the force is horizontal, and everywhere in between, the magnetic force is at some intermediate angle to the surface. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the giant planets also has rings made up of countless small bodies ranging in size from mountains to mere grains of dust, all in orbit about the equator of the planet. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z One is from Inuvik, Northwest Territories, near the Arctic Circle, and the other from Ecuador, which straddles the equator. Readers Respond to the March 2022 Issue 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Methods include looking for the fossilized remains of the ancestors of modern cold-intolerant plants, which shift toward or away from the equator as climatic conditions change. Feathers May Have Helped Dinosaurs Survive Their First Apocalypse 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The satellites are headed for low Earth orbit, where they’ll circle the globe at an angle about 30 degrees above the equator. These little satellites could bring big advances to tropical storm forecasts 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The launch site was chosen because it is in the Southern Hemisphere and close to the equator. NASA to launch 3 rockets from private Australian space port 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Within the troposphere, the gas is heated from below and circulates slowly, rising near the equator and descending over the poles. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z La Niña’s colder-than-usual water temperatures near the equator affect weather circulation across the globe — and it also means colder and wetter weather here in the Pacific Northwest. This May ranks as Seattle’s wettest since 1948 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z South of the equator, where Cretaceous and Paleocene mammal fossils are much rarer, the story was different. How Mammals Conquered the World after the Asteroid Apocalypse 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Officially known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, the current ferries heat between the equator and the Arctic like a giant liquid conveyor belt. A Major Ocean Current Is at Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Countries around the equator or small islands tend to be more at risk, while economies more reliant on sectors such as agriculture are likely to be more affected than those with large services sectors. Climate change putting 4% of global GDP at risk, new study estimates 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The rotation period is about 25 days at the equator, 28 days at latitude 40°, and 36 days at latitude 80°. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “Plastic pollution is particularly appalling. It’s becoming ubiquitous from the equator to the poles and the farthest reaches of the oceans. And much of it is simply unnecessary.” AP PHOTOS: As world marks Earth Day, trash still big problem 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The cumulative distance traveled by this gazelle during the study period corresponded to almost half of the circumference of Earth’s equator. Gazelle Traveled Distance of Nearly Half Earth’s Circumference in Five Years 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The gold sought by the Portuguese came from inland deposits in the forested coastal region that runs roughly parallel to the equator between modern Sierra Leone and the Bight of Benin. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It is literally the moment when the sun is directly above the equator, marking the vernal equinox. Nowruz: A springtime celebration of optimism and healing 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Because the Sun spins faster at the equator than near the poles, the magnetic fields in the Sun tend to wind up as shown, and after a while make loops. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z To conform with Guinness World Records requirements, the route will cross the equator twice. Teenage pilot starts around-the-world flight from Bulgaria 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Spring equinox occurs when the sun crosses the Earth's equator line. When is the spring equinox? 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Astrolabes helped sailors tell how far north or south of the equator they had sailed. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Using the rings to sight the stars, a sea captain could calculate latitude, or how far north or south of the equator the ship was. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Pulsation measurements also show that the differential rotation that we see at the Sun’s surface, with the fastest rotation occurring at the equator, persists down through the convection zone. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z China has a lunar lander on the moon’s far side, but it will be too far away to detect Friday’s impact just north of the equator. Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z New satellites have helped experts pinpoint the sources of large emissions, though regions along the equator, the far north and offshore are still poorly covered. Energy agency: Methane emissions higher than countries claim 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z This is because the islands sit in warmer waters near the equator, where sea level rise is more pronounced than at the poles. In Tonga, a volcano-triggered tsunami underscores islands' acute climate risk 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z At present, these cyclones - or hurricanes as they are also known - are mainly confined to the tropical regions north and south of the equator. Climate change: Hurricanes to expand into more populated regions 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Only that half of the sky north of the celestial equator is ever visible to an observer at the North Pole. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The more familiar Great Red Spot, a violent anticyclone just south of the equator, drifts the opposite way at a faster pace, circling the planet every four and a half years. Listen to these wild sounds NASA recorded from Jupiter’s moon 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z This makes the sun appear at its farthest below the celestial equator when viewed from Earth. Happy solstice! It still feels dark in the Seattle area, but longer days are coming 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z There’s usually a lot of wind shear in the winter because of the big difference in temperature and air pressure between the equator and the Arctic, Gensini said. EXPLAINER: Was tornado outbreak related to climate change? 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z He explained that as the world gets hotter, the difference in temperature between the equator and polar regions will decline, and this will impact the flow of the jet streams. Climate change: Hurricanes to expand into more populated regions 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The celestial poles, being 90° from the celestial equator, must then be at the north and south points on your horizon. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Reproductive success also decreased over the last half century for fish-eating seabirds, especially those that live north of the equator, according to a study earlier this year in the journal Science. Heat, no food, deadly weather: Climate change kills seabirds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “It’s basically a plume of moisture that comes from over the Pacific Ocean, usually from the tropics down closer to the equator,” he said. After unseasonably warm and humid days in Seattle, get ready for cooler weather 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Typically these storms appear in the mid-latitudes and drift to the planet’s equator, where they weaken and then disintegrate. The Hubble Telescope Checks In With the Most Distant Planets 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Normally, these high-altitude rivers of air act as a kind of border guard for hurricanes, keeping them closer to the equator. Climate change: Hurricanes to expand into more populated regions 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Recall from the section on celestial poles and the celestial equator that the north celestial pole is just the projection of Earth’s North Pole into the sky. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It’s this simple: You slice the bread in half along its equator. Let Mexican molletes, the cheesy open-faced refried bean sandwiches, be your weeknight hero 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z That is, they go above and below their star’s poles, rather than around the equator as Earth and the other planets in our system do. Star System With Right-Angled Planets Surprises Astronomers 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Researchers knew about that extinction event, but thought Africa and the Arabian peninsula’s mammals had gone unscathed, benefiting from the continent’s then-mild climate, which was close to the equator and retained much of its warmth. Global extinction 30 million years ago also hit mammals in Africa, Arabian peninsula 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The danger posed by nighttime heat is growing not only for already hot tropical countries but also for those well north and south of the equator. Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Latitude is the number of degrees north or south of the equator, and longitude is the number of degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Halve the bread across the equator, then remove all but about 1/4 inch of its interior. Let Mexican molletes, the cheesy open-faced refried bean sandwiches, be your weeknight hero 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Use a sharp chef’s knife to carefully and evenly slice through the equator of each breast half so the breast opens like butterfly wings. This spicy chicken sandwich is better for you and ready in about 30 minutes 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z To assemble the sandwiches, use a small serrated knife to split 4 biscuits in half across the equator. Cheddar biscuits loaded with eggs, bacon and spinach are why we love breakfast for dinner 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Vapor is abundant in the steamy tropical regions straddling the equator. Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Latitudes are measured either north or south of the equator from 0° to 90°. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z First sent aloft in 1970, the spacecraft orbit 22,300 miles up, over the equator, in sync with Earth’s rotation. The secret war over Pentagon aid in fighting wildfires 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z It’s a brief moment in time when the sun appears directly over the Earth’s equator before crossing into the Southern Hemisphere. Wednesday’s autumnal equinox heralds the arrival of a darker and colder season 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z EDT for those living in the Northern Hemisphere, when the sun crosses the equator, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. It’s officially fall: Here are 5 ways to welcome the start of the season in the Seattle area 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z At the instant of the equinox — and it’s only an instant — the sun will beam directly above the celestial equator, that imaginary line that divides the planet in two. What to know about the autumnal equinox as the days shorten before our eyes 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z In December, when the Sun is south of the celestial equator, the situation is reversed. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The current exists because of the strong difference in temperatures between the icy North Pole and the warm equator. Storm-Steering Jet Stream Could Shift Poleward in 40 Years 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The vapor seems to dance across the surface and may gain enough energy to hop from the equator to shadowed cold traps at the poles, although “we don’t really understand its cycle,” Cohen says. NASA-funded startups will soon put a fleet of landers on the Moon 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z And, the Moon also creates tides, which help move heat across the ocean from the equator to the poles. Scientists say a telescope on the Moon could advance physics — and they're hoping to build one 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Birds with smaller eyes tended to be migratory, traveling across many habitats; larger-eyed species had tighter ranges, concentrated around the equator and often shrouded by dense forest canopy. Birds’ Eye Size Predicts Vulnerability to Habitat Loss 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z It appears about 23° north of the equator, and thus, on that date, it passes through the zenith of places on Earth that are at 23° N latitude. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Jezero Crater, a 28 mile-wide impact crater and former lake located north of the Martian equator, is where Perseverance touched town. Mars' weird geology is making Perseverance's job more complicated 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Stable hours of sunlight due to Brazil’s proximity to the equator are another plus. Cannabis firms catch a whiff of opportunity in Brazil 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The taiga is a belt of coniferous forest around the planet at between 50 and 60 degrees north of the equator. Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z As it orbits Earth, the satellite’s angle relative to the equator changes over time. Moon ‘wobble’ and climate change could mean ‘double whammy’ of flooding in 2030s, NASA warns 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z At this time, the Sun is at a declination of 23° N of the celestial equator, and the corresponding latitude on Earth is 23° N of the equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "It's a complete surprise for the equator layer of the globe." Climate change: Amazon regions emit more carbon than they absorb 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Jupiter’s immense gravity is tugging on Juno’s orbit so that the spacecraft’s closest approaches — what the scientists call perijoves — no longer occur over the equator but are migrating northward. Mushballs and a Great Blue Spot: What Lies Beneath Jupiter’s Pretty Clouds 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z In the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator, two subspecies exist. Cloudy waters are driving Florida’s massive manatee die-off 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Each cycle ends or begins when two bands of magnetism, migrating from opposite, high latitudes of the sun, meet at the equator and annihilate each other. Will the Next Space-Weather Season Be Stormy or Fair? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z If Earth were tilted a bit less, then the Tropic of Cancer would be at a lower latitude, closer to the equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Over the next 28 weeks the Carrier Strike Group will cover 26,000 miles - further than the distance around the world at the equator. HMS Queen Elizabeth: Why is a UK aircraft carrier going on a world tour? 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Bennu, first discovered in 1999, is about half a kilometre wide at its equator - only just wider than the Empire State Building's height, according to Nasa. Nasa craft carrying 4.5bn-year-old asteroid dust begins long trek home 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z It's moving on an inclination to the equator of about 41.5 degrees. Big Chinese rocket segment set to fall to Earth 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Its large inside rotates faster than its outside, and the outer layers rotate faster at the equator than at the poles. Will the Next Space-Weather Season Be Stormy or Fair? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z This is located at 90° – 23° = 67° N of Earth’s equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It also sits one degree below the equator, which makes it ideal for launching spacecraft as less fuel is needed to reach orbit. The Indonesian island that could host Elon Musk's new SpaceX site 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z That’s because the atmosphere is taller at the equator where the surface is warmer, and subsequently the tropopause is much higher up. Weather satellite detects record-cold cloud temperature of minus-168 degrees 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Cut the orange in half through its equator and, using a microplane or fine grater, zest one half. A one-pan salmon dinner with minty peas, orange and fennel 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z These plants are native to southeast Asia and areas near the equator and prefer warmer conditions like their homeland. Why weed strains look different and how to tell them apart | Provided by Ionic 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The Arctic Circle would be located at 90° – 5° = 85° N of the equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z For space technology aiming for geostationary orbit — the location used in telecommunications, weather monitoring and navigation systems — blasting off near the equator is a huge advantage. In Brazil, a story of slavery — and outer space 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “Most of the communications satellites that exist today are flying over the equator, and they can’t see the polar region — it’s just too high of an altitude with the curvature of the Earth.” OneWeb and SpaceX are racing to beam internet to the Arctic 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Nowruz begins at the spring equinox, when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are equal length. Nowruz: Millions celebrate Persian New Year around the world 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z The stationary lander sits near the Martian equator and listens for ‘marsquakes’, the Mars equivalent of earthquakes. Seismic Ripples Reveal Size of Mars’s Core 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Many cultures that developed some distance north of the equator have a celebration around December 21 to help people deal with the depressing lack of sunlight and the often dangerously cold temperatures. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Less than 200 miles from the equator — the global sweet spot — Alcântara is one of the easiest places on Earth to launch satellites into geostationary orbit. In Brazil, a story of slavery — and outer space 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z It’s also rare in Asia, Africa and places near the equator. Editorial Roundup: Tennessee 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z People who live along the equator see no change; they experience a steady 12 hours of day and night throughout the year. Sunlight Changes Unequally All Year Long 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z My next test involved slicing the portobello caps in half through the equator, arranging them in layers in a nonstick pan and weighing them down with a cast-iron skillet. A towering mushroom Reuben that channels the flavors of the deli classic 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z They are not solid, but rather a huge collection of icy fragments, all orbiting the equator of Saturn in a traffic pattern that makes rush hour in a big city look simple by comparison. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Biak’s eastern coast faces the Pacific ocean, and its location, one degree below the equator, is ideal for launching low-orbit satellites for communications, with less fuel needed to reach orbit. Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Bond said the state can credit La Niña, the temperature shift moving cooler ocean water toward the eastern half of the pacific around the equator, which typically makes our winters cooler and wetter. High snowpack in WA mountains following February storms 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, scores of other experiments will be ongoing simultaneously as the rover explores the Jezero Crater, about 19 degrees north of the Martian equator. NASA’s Perseverance rover may unlock mysteries behind weather on Mars 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z One side of the map shows the Northern Hemisphere, the other side shows the Southern Hemisphere, with the equator running around the edge. The Most Accurate Flat Map of Earth Yet 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Modern observations show that the speed of rotation of the Sun varies according to latitude, that is, it’s different as you go north or south of the Sun’s equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The next wave of observations revealed that seasonally, the Martian polar caps shrank and expanded, unleashing a swath of darkness that crawled toward the equator. Why are people so dang obsessed with Mars? 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Landing on the Jezero Crater, which is located north of the Martian equator, will be no easy feat. Why some scientists believe life may have started on Mars 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Slice the Camembert in half across the equator. Marinate Camembert, Czech-style, for your next low-effort snack 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Distances between cities are measured by simply stretching a string between them; if they are in opposite hemispheres, the string simply stretches across the equator at the edge of the map. The Most Accurate Flat Map of Earth Yet 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z You may have observed this same “equator effect” on the amusement park ride in which you stand with your back to a cylinder that is spun faster and faster. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Norm Macdonald delivered a parody version of the column when he played King on “Saturday Night Live,” with deadpan lines like, “The more I think about it, the more I appreciate the equator.” Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Its population is the world's fourth biggest, spread over a vast archipelago near the equator so there are major logistical challenges in terms of keeping the vaccines at the required temperature. Indonesia coronavirus: The vaccination drive targeting younger people 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z A spinning black hole’s event horizon should bulge at the equator. After decades of effort, scientists are finally seeing black holes—or are they? 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z When blocking develops, the jet stream, driven by the temperature contrast between the equator and pole, slows in response to unusually mild conditions that evolve over the Arctic, especially eastern Canada. The polar vortex is splitting in two, which may lead to weeks of wild winter weather 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The ecliptic does not lie along the celestial equator but is inclined to it at an angle of about 23.5°. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z With each degree of latitude moving toward the equator, the diversity of microorganisms, flora and fauna increases, which means human encroachment on these ecosystems provides increased opportunities for viral transmission. Ecosystem destruction fueled the pandemic. Pollution has made it worse. 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z The rover would explore the Jezero crater near the Mars equator where a lake once existed. 2021 could be a huge year for space. Here’s what’s to come from NASA, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Sometimes I flip through the book again just to savor passages such as: “Slice an apple through at its equator, and you will find five small chambers arrayed in a perfectly symmetrical starburst ― a pentagram.” Review | The best food books of 2020 that will get you thinking, not cooking 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Then he circumnavigated the planet at the equator without motorized assistance, crossing jungle and sea and narrowly escaping Congolese firing squads. The untold story of the boldest polar expedition of modern times 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Because our planet is not an exact sphere, but bulges a bit at the equator, the pulls of the Sun and Moon cause it to wobble like a top. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Unlike states in the northeast, Miami is closer to the equator and soaks up an extra hour of light before the sun sets. New Year. New Beginnings. 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z In 2020, the celestial phenomenon will be visible from anywhere on Earth, but conditions will be best near the equator, according to Hartigan. How to watch the Jupiter and Saturn 'great conjunction' on winter solstice 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The slightly oval shape of Jupiter and Saturn’s orbits, and how inclined each orbit is with respect to the sun’s equator, causes the planets’ closeness in the sky to fluctuate across their cyclic conjunctions. Jupiter and Saturn’s Great Conjunction Is the Best in 800 Years—Here’s How to See It 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z If all goes according to plan, the mission will land in Jezero Crater, a 45-kilometre-wide gash near the planet’s equator that might once have held a lake of liquid water. How the First Life on Earth Survived Its Biggest Threat—Water 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z In June, the Sun is north of the celestial equator and spends more time with those who live in the Northern Hemisphere. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Because the Earth bulges in the middle, mountains along the equator are farther from the core. EXPLAINER: Why did Mount Everest’s height change? 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The Central Pacific basin extending north of the equator typically experiences four to five tropical cyclones during an average season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Hawaii escapes 2020 hurricane season without major impact 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z They fly to 88 degrees North and South from the equator, which means they see the entire Arctic and Antarctic regions, bar a small circle about 430km in diameter at the poles themselves. Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z And, for me, east Africa is most likely, because if you look at where nonhuman primates are distributed today, they concentrate around the tropics and the equator. Meave Leakey: 'Definitely, Africa is where it all began' 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Halfway between the solstices, on about March 21 and September 21, the Sun is on the celestial equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The study has confirmed that unlike other creatures, such as birds and mammals, more bee species are found in dry, temperate areas away from the poles than in tropical environments nearer the equator. Global map of bees created in conservation first 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z With the spices themselves, which he says are mostly grown within 10 to 15 degrees of the equator, he’s seen small transportation hiccups but a lot of international collaboration. A spice boom has left manufacturers scrambling, and packaging materials can’t keep up 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z However, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the closer you live to the equator where the amount of daylight varies little, the amount of electricity actually increases after the clocks are switched. Editorial Roundup: Tennessee 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “Sea surface temperatures at the equator are starting to drop rapidly, and this emerging footprint of La Niña should have a large impact throughout the United States as well as across the Pacific,” Patzert said. With dry La Niña conditions, persistent Western drought looms large in winter outlook 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Winds are also extremely high on Saturn, with speeds of up to 1800 kilometers per hour measured near the equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In particular, matter falling into the void should spiral at a high velocity outside the black hole’s equator, forming what astrophysicists call the accretion disk. The first-ever image of a black hole is now a movie 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z More northern cities like Minneapolis and Seattle lose over three minutes of sunlight per day, while places closer to the equator see less day-to-day variation. The coolest fall equinox in years arrives Tuesday morning 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Easterly winds over the equator strengthen, and rainfall usually decreases over the the central and eastern tropical Pacific and increases over the western Pacific, Indonesia and the Philippines. La Niña is back. What does that mean for California's drought? 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z In a warming climate, however, temperatures become more stable, not less, as the differences between the poles and the equator become smaller, said Mr. Taylor. Wild weather fuels global-warming debate as Al Gore warns of ‘unabated climate crisis’ 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The Sun rotates more rapidly at its equator, where the rotation period is about 25 days, than near the poles, where the period is slightly longer than 36 days. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It was a tantalizing hint that suggested Pluto might be a dynamic world — and was quickly verified in July 2015 when New Horizons famously spotted a heart-shaped feature just north of the near side’s equator. Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z The exact amount of daylight depends on your distance from the equator. The coolest fall equinox in years arrives Tuesday morning 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z But both moons orbit the equator in a neat-and-tidy circular fashion, which suggests they coalesced from a disk of debris that danced around a young Mars. Why the ‘Super Weird’ Moons of Mars Fascinate Scientists 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z The researchers focused on two sites near the equator of Mars. Giant waves of sand are moving on Mars 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Assuming an average sunspot cycle of 11 years, how many revolutions does the equator of the Sun make during that one cycle? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They reveal a red band, probably of organic material, that stretches across the equator — corresponding to an area with the most sunlight and the most temperate climate1. Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z The targeted touchdown location for the Chinese mission will be a flat plain within the Utopia impact basin just north of Mars' equator. China's Mars rover rockets away from Earth 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The contract demands Airbus also organise the rocket that will put the satellite in a geostationary orbit some 36,000km above the equator. MoD contracts Airbus for Skynet telecoms satellite 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Because it draws its power from solar panels, it must stay near the equator. Chinese Spacecraft Poised for First Mars Mission 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Do higher latitudes make more or fewer revolutions compared to the equator? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Perseverance is scheduled to launch on 30 July at the earliest and will land in Jezero Crater near the Martian equator in February 2021. Nasa Mars Perseverance rover is attached to rocket 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Perseverance will land in the 45-kilometre-wide Jezero Crater, just north of the Martian equator and in a spot that was once home to a lake and a river delta. Countdown to Mars: three daring missions take aim at the red planet 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Made of sugar from the West Indies and ginger from the East Indies, symbolically, it’s like the equator in a cup. From the cooling copper cup to the kick of the cocktail, the Moscow Mule mixes history, geography — and ginger 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Here I was, five degrees above the equator, and the fact that the whales were pooping was an indication that they were actually feeding in these warm tropical waters, contrary to everyone’s expectations. The Problem of 'Colonial Science' 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z In other words, the Sun’s annual path in the sky is not linked with Earth’s equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Consider skin color, which varies gradually from the equator to the poles but never reveals a discrete break corresponding to distinct “races.” Racism, Not Genetics, Explains Why Black Americans Are Dying Of COVID-19 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Deimos is slightly tilted by two degrees to the Martian equator. Mars may have been a ringed planet in its ancient past, study suggests 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Scientists discover a creature that roamed south of the equator 66 million years ago. Rock samples aren’t archived or shared. They need to be, geologists warn, pointing to a ‘reproducibility crisis.’ 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z This star spins so rapidly that it is misshapen, bulging at the equator. Closest black hole to Earth has two partners in surprising celestial marriage 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z As a result, North Americans and Europeans see the Sun north of the celestial equator and high in our sky in June, and south of the celestial equator and low in the sky in December. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z WHO warned Thursday that community spread of the coronavirus could devastate West African countries just north of the equator. Southern Hemisphere offers ‘second wave’ preview 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z This reveals that the number of falls at the poles is about 60% of what you would expect at the equator. Antarctic meteorites yield global bombardment rate 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z But that knowledge vanishes south of the equator. My, what big teeth and strange bones you have. Scientists discover a creature that roamed south of the equator 66 million years ago. 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Slice it through the equator and you get special sandwich bread. One no-knead dough will give you focaccia, pizza and cinnamon rolls for days 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z From Earth, it appears above our planet’s equator and favors neither hemisphere. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Tropical Guayaquil’s extreme heat and humidity — the city sits at sea level about 152 miles south of the equator — clearly did not foil the contagion. No more bodies on the streets. But coronavirus batters Ecuador with disproportionate force 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Days later, hundreds partied again at a special ceremony to mark the ship’s passage of the equator. The pandemic at sea: How cruise ships exposed thousands on board and helped spread the virus around the world 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z Earth’s magnetic field lines plunge into the ground at angles that increase from the equator to the poles. Diamond microscope reveals slow crawl of Earth’s ancient crust 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Researchers generally suggest that above-average warming rates in the Arctic are changing the temperature gradient between the high latitudes and the lower latitudes, closer to the equator. Persistent Cloudless Skies Helped Fuel Exceptional Greenland Ice Melt 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z At the North Pole, all celestial objects that are north of the celestial equator are always above the horizon and, as Earth turns, circle around parallel to it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But tropical regions close to the equator don't experience the same pattern. Will coronavirus go away in the summer? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z That creates major ocean storms through a progression of clouds, rainfall, winds and fluctuating air pressures moving eastward as it begins to circle the equator. A Climate Fluctuation That Could Improve Forecasts Remains a Mystery 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z They found that studies conducted nearer to the poles were more likely to show increases in a species’ population and that those conducted nearer the equator were more likely to show a decline. Ocean Species Are Shifting toward the Poles 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z To accommodate the sudden presence of this soggy, weighty, ice-filled crater, Pluto tipped over into its current alignment, creating the new equator. Collision on One Side of Pluto Ripped Up Terrain on the Other, Study Suggests 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z These effects are most dramatic at Earth’s poles, where the Sun actually can be seen more than a week before it reaches the celestial equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z At the equinox, the noonday sun is directly overhead at the equator. Spring starts Thursday with the vernal equinox. What does that mean? 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Genes in the Northern Hemisphere tended to switch on when they were switched off south of the equator, and vice versa. Why do dozens of diseases wax and wane with the seasons—and will COVID-19? 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z In addition, the distribution of electric charge within the nucleus isn’t uniform, with more charge around the poles than the equator. Chance discovery brings quantum computing using standard microchips a step closer 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z InSight touched down near the Martian equator in November 2018, kicking off a two-year, $850 million mission to probe the Red Planet’s interior in unprecedented detail. NASA’s InSight Lander Reveals New Details of Martian Quakes and Magnetism 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z As we discussed in Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy, Earth’s axis of rotation defines the locations of its North and South Poles and of its equator, halfway between. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z At the equator on the equinox and for the next several days, the length of daylight hours will be about 12 hours and 6.5 minutes. Spring starts Thursday with the vernal equinox. What does that mean? 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is situated on a flat region called Elysium Planitia just north of the Martian equator. Shake it, baby! NASA robotic lander confirms quakes on Mars 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Using a sharp chef’s knife, carefully cut through the equator of each breast half. Stuffed chicken rolls make a weeknight dinner that’s pretty enough for company 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z “The heating of the planet is pushing the tropics farther from the equator, and for us that means our rains are pushing toward the poles. Many fronts just don’t reach us anymore.” Record fires and dead coral reefs aren’t dulling Australia’s lust for coal 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z For example, Earth’s equator is a great circle on Earth’s surface, halfway between the North and South Poles. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, at 23.5 degrees south of the equator. Spring starts Thursday with the vernal equinox. What does that mean? 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z One that, when tipped on its side near the equator, will create a temporary full eclipse of the sun across the coast of California. Ron Judd’s advice for Northwesterners Going to Hawaii (GTH) 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z It is expected to land in Jezero Crater, a site of potential past habitability, just north of the Martian equator, in February 2021. Rocks, Rockets and Robots: The Plan to Bring Mars Down to Earth 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z According to the National Institute of Mental Health, SAD is more frequent in people who live far north or south of the equator. Minnesota sees gloomiest month in more than 50 years, Twin Cities in cloudy stretch 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Each of this circles is called a meridian; they are each perpendicular to the equator, crossing it at right angles. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z She reasoned that its wealth would be concentrated in an urban center near the equator, at a geological spot that seemed stable, based on fault lines that she had sketched out. N. K. Jemisin’s Dream Worlds 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z But down near the equator, baseball is only just heating up. Former MLBer sparks wild Venezuelan Winter League brawl by beating catcher with his bat - Golf Digest 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The nation’s 3,200 coral atolls are strewn more than 3 million square miles, straddling the equator. Revelers around the world usher in the new decade 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The nation’s 3,200 coral atolls are strewn more than 3 million square miles, straddling the equator. Revelers around the world usher in the new decade 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Halfway between the celestial poles, and thus 90° from each pole, is the celestial equator, a great circle on the celestial sphere that is in the same plane as Earth’s equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z South of the equator, Australia’s summer stretches from December to February — and soaring temperatures turned the mainland deadly this year. On land, Australia’s rising heat is ‘apocalyptic.’ In the ocean, it’s even worse. 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z For those living below the equator – where the seasons are opposite to those in the UK - December 22 marks the summer solstice, with the days gradually getting shorter. Druids and dancers gather at Stonehenge to mark winter solstice 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Hundreds of quakes detected by NASA’s InSight mission from its landing site near the Martian equator are feeding into a deeper understanding of the interior of the red planet. The conceptual mistake that lies at the heart of economics 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z From its landing site near the Martian equator, NASA’s InSight mission is detecting about two quakes per day — and the rate is going up. ‘Marsquakes’ reveal red planet’s hidden geology 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The terrestrial poles, equator, and meridians will be projected as dark shadows on the celestial sphere, giving us the system of coordinates in the sky. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Located on Bennu’s equator, Osprey is less likely to preserve organics, and its rocks look slightly bulkier. NASA selects target for asteroid-sampling campaign this summer 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Osprey is located in a smaller crater closer to the equator. NASA asteroid hunter chooses landing site on boulder-strewn space rock 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The Virginia site will serve as a great place for customers that need to travel diagonally over the equator, while customers flying from New Zealand usually go into orbits that run from pole to pole. Rocket Lab’s second launch site is now complete, with its first mission set for next year 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Mike Horn, 53, became famous after completing a solo journey around the equator without motorised transport in 1999-2000. North Pole explorers complete epic trek 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Near the equator, for instance, all seasons are much the same. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The dunes tend to occur towards Titan's equator and cover about 17% of its surface. Titan's Geomorphologic Map 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z While regions near the equator will suffer fish stock declines, the report forecasts increases in Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. Study says warming world could devastate fisheries, reefs 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The Republic of the Marshall Islands is located roughly 5,000 miles southwest of Los Angeles, just north of the equator, and halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Huge waves and disease turn Marshall Islands into 'a war zone,' health official says 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Beal thinks that using higher-resolution ocean models in global climate simulations is likely to change the representation of the way heat is transported from the equator to the poles. A sharper view of the world’s oceans 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Near the martian equator, temperatures at the same spot can vary from an average of –135 °C at night to an average of 30 °C during the day. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Most countries around the equator do not, as there is little variation in daylight across the year. When do the clocks change around the world? And why? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Like happiness, these cultural features trend higher as one moves away from the equator. Latitude Adjustment: Distance from the Equator Shapes Our Thinking 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The idea is relatively simple: a cable is stretched from a satellite counterweight above the geosynchronous orbit, where it’s attached to a floating anchor station at the equator. Space 'elevator' to the moon may soon be a reality 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Turns out the Twin Cities, equidistant from the North Pole and the equator, have some of the world’s most volatile weather. You’re going where? St. Paul, Minn. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The two images were taken 90 minutes apart, and during that time the five reddish clouds can be seen to rotate around the parallel to the equator. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The two best predictors of how people felt about yellow were the annual amount of rainfall, and how far they lived from the equator, the team reports this month in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. What makes people happy when skies are gray? The color yellow 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z When we looked at aggressiveness, we found the opposite pattern: the closer you live to the equator, the more likely you are to exhibit aggressive behavior. Latitude Adjustment: Distance from the Equator Shapes Our Thinking 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z SpaceX chose the area because of its location and comparative desolation — you want to launch rockets near the equator and over unpopulated areas. Elon Musk’s improbable Mars quest runs through a border town concerned with more than getting to space 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Rising waters pose a particular threat to small island nations near the equator, where storms are rare and sea level typically varies little, allowing infrastructure to be built close to the ocean. ‘There’s no scenario that stops sea level rise in this century,’ dire U.N. climate report warns 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Since Saturn is tilted by 27°, we see the orientation of Saturn’s rings around its equator change as the planet moves along its orbit. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Records from Samoa, which is not far from the equator, show that auroral displays were visible to observers even in this low-latitude locale. New Studies Warn of Cataclysmic Solar Superstorms 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z For example, perhaps lower happiness in locations closer the equator is primarily a function of less opportunities for economic development in the tropics and therefore fewer possibilities for personal growth. Latitude Adjustment: Distance from the Equator Shapes Our Thinking 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The magnetic pulses are also seen with a regular frequency, which is startling to the researchers, especially given where the InSight lander is currently -- on the planet's equator. Bizarre magnetic pulses found on Mars: It 'raises interesting questions' 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z As the burning of fossil fuels pushes global temperatures higher, methane-spewing microbes in fast-warming soils near the equator are going into overdrive, causing the wetlands to emit more of the gas. Special Report: The three young women racing to defuse a... 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The highest wind speeds near its equator reach 2100 kilometers per hour, even higher than the peak winds on Saturn. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Earth’s climate changed from being tropical to semitropical worldwide to becoming divided into climate zones as it is today with frozen poles and tropical conditions at the equator. Distant asteroid calamity shaped life on Earth 466 million years ago 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z In contrast, in nations closer to the equator, there is less emphasis on time and more on the appreciation of an event as it unfolds. Latitude Adjustment: Distance from the Equator Shapes Our Thinking 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z And while many species carried on unaffected in the warmer spots near the equator, others evolved to make the most of the world’s freshly-formed colder regions. Dust cloud sparked explosion in primitive life on Earth, say scientists 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The massive volcano, which last erupted 1500 years ago, rises just 1° south of the equator. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The fundamental metric unit of length is the meter, originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance along Earth’s surface from the equator to the pole. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In fact, the report says areas near the equator may already be losing vegetation through heat stress. Diet shift 'can help fight global warming' - UN 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Nations farther away from the equator are also wealthier on average, providing greater opportunities for education, along with autonomy and personal growth—features related to happiness, creativity and individualism. Latitude Adjustment: Distance from the Equator Shapes Our Thinking 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Both rockets are heading eastward over the Atlantic Ocean to deposit satellites high above the Earth’s equator. Watch two rockets launch within hours of each other from North and South America 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z In some simulations, temperatures near the equator of these snowball planets were above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Frozen Earthlike planets could support life: study 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Still, the ship lumbered across the equator at a steady 18 mph. Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Missions from the three other countries all landed near the lunar equator. India’s ambitious Moon mission launches 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Air heated at the equator rises and is deflected south by the earth’s rotation. Whaling logs yield clues for modern-day climate studies 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z As the planet’s equator expands, it reaches a point at which the equator rotates as fast as if it were in orbit. When Earth and the Moon Were One 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Dragonfly will land near Titan’s equator, among dunes composed of solid hydrocarbon snowflakes. NASA plans to send a flying robot to Saturn’s moon Titan 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Sea launches offer advantages such as the ability to position closer to the equator, requiring less fuel to reach orbit and thereby lowering overall launch costs. China launches 1st rocket from mobile platform in Yellow Sea 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z And they must be grown close to the equator. Spice maker McCormick's quest to make your vanilla milkshake cheaper 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z A disorganized blob of clouds emerged over the Atlantic Ocean off Africa’s bulging western coast, just north of the equator. Yes, Climate Change Is Making Severe Weather Worse 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z With just a little more heat, material will then flow from the planet’s equator into orbit. When Earth and the Moon Were One 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z In this zone, the sun rotates differentially: faster at the equator than the poles. Scientists tackle a burning question: When will our quiet sun turn violent? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Yet this should be a boom time for growers such as Vásquez in the “coffee belt,” the region over the equator between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. The abandoned farms behind the global coffee craze 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Most satellites that provide internet coverage from space are in much higher orbits known as geostationary orbit — a path about 22,000 miles above the equator. Watch SpaceX launch the first 60 satellites of its massive Starlink internet constellation 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z In normal years, a massive circulation cell, called the Walker circulation, moves air along the equator across the tropical Pacific. El Niño Is Now Stronger and Stranger, Coral Records Show 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Suddenly, a fin of vapor protrudes from its equator, and the planet becomes something else. When Earth and the Moon Were One 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z These bright points, he found, follow a similar path across the sun as the sunspots, except they start higher, at about 55° latitude, before marching toward the equator. Scientists tackle a burning question: When will our quiet sun turn violent? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z He got appendicitis as he was crossing the equator heading home, in the middle of the Atlantic. British sailor to mark 50th anniversary of circumnavigation 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The spacecraft’s orbit is a high one above Earth known as geostationary orbit, or GEO — a path above the equator where satellites match the eastward rotation of the planet. The latest lost satellite is now space junk that could put other spacecraft at risk 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z “Their orbits do get knocked out of the plane of Saturn's equator way more than we observe,” Ćuk says. How Old Are Saturn's Rings? The Debate Rages On 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z To complete the picture, Das et al. used a technique known as four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy to probe the swirling in-plane dipoles around the equator of a bubble that determine the bubble’s chirality. Electrifying skyrmion bubbles 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z During the last solar minimum, he watched as the bright points—and presumably, the bands—overlapped at the equator. Scientists tackle a burning question: When will our quiet sun turn violent? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z He discovered the position of Earth’s magnetic equator. Alexander von Humboldt: the graphic novel 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z However, astronomers think that its position in latitude, consistently observed to be 22 degrees south of Jupiter’s equator, is connected to the prominent cloud bands in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: A 300-year-old cyclone persists but is shrinking 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z The biggest asset of Brazil’s spaceport is its proximity to the equator. Why US companies might not be eager to launch rockets from Brazil 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Together, these factors add about 10 minutes of daylight to the equinox, depending on how far you live from the equator. The spring equinox arrives Wednesday evening. Here’s everything you need to know. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z And there are signs that material on the asteroid’s poles is creeping toward the equator, suggesting geological activity. Mysterious asteroid activity complicates NASA’s sampling attempts 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z On this day, the sun crosses the celestial equator – "the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north," the National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi explained in a tweet. First day of spring arrives: 5 things to know about the vernal equinox 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z This would allow an animal to tell whether they are moving towards a pole or the equator, but not whether they are headed north or south. Pole position: human body might be able to pick up on Earth's magnetic field 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Being near the equator is great for sending satellites into a type of orbit known as a geostationary orbit. Why US companies might not be eager to launch rockets from Brazil 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z At lower latitudes closer to the equator, the increase is slower. The spring equinox arrives Wednesday evening. Here’s everything you need to know. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The Nasa spacecraft touched down in November on flat terrain close to the equator in a region referred to as Elysium Planitia. Mars lander pictured from orbit 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Later, an El Nino event along the equator moved north, and the two factors led to unusually warm waters. Species by the dozen moved north during marine heatwaves 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z They took a morale-boosting swim near the equator, rubbed elbows with a curious Emperor penguin and tossed footballs over Antarctic ice. After more than three months at sea, Polar Star icebreaker returns home to Seattle 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Additionally, the Earth is actually moving faster at the equator than other points on the planet, which is good news for rockets. Why US companies might not be eager to launch rockets from Brazil 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The equinox is the exact moment when the sun’s strongest and most direct rays shine on Earth’s equator before crossing into the Northern Hemisphere. The spring equinox arrives Wednesday evening. Here’s everything you need to know. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The Insight probe is sitting on flat terrain close to the equator in a region referred to as Elysium Planitia. Mars 'mole' hits blockage in its burrow 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z |
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