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equatorial

[ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˌɛk wə- /
ADJECTIVE
tropical
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But the 2015-16 El Niño — while strong in the equatorial Pacific — didn’t bring the anticipated rainfall effects to Southern California, and failed to snap the state out of a punishing five-year drought.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

This so-called super El Nino, caused by the cyclical warming of waters along the equatorial Pacific, could be the strongest of the century to affect Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

La Niña typically brings wetter conditions to parts of Australia, Indonesia and equatorial South America, and drier conditions to the southern United States.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

As we move from Mars's equatorial region toward its northern latitudes, we encounter Coloe Fossae.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

Trading and marriage relationships were undoubtedly established between those Khoisan and the Bantu farmers, each occupying different adjacent habitats, just as Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu farmers still do today in equatorial Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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