Lines of latitude are imaginary horizontal lines that circle the Earth, helping measure how far north or south a location is ...
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Why No Hurricane Has Ever Crossed the Equator
Hurricanes are one of the most deadly and destructive forces on Earth, causing unfathomable damage, uprooting lives and trees ...
It’s no secret that global climate change hurts the economy. With more frequent and more severe storms, flooding, drought, and fires, countries around the world are already taking economic hits. And ...
New results between 2009 and 2013 show that the diversity and functions of planktonic species in the global ocean change dramatically according to latitude. New results from the Tara Oceans expedition ...
Each March and September, the point directly beneath the Sun crosses the equator, marking the equinoxes. While equinox comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), the date of equal day, known ...
The Sun’s differential rotation pattern has puzzled scientists for decades: while the poles rotate with a period of approximately 34 days, mid-latitudes rotate faster and the equatorial region ...
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