equatorial
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El Nino is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns and erratic weather.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The job is also "physically demanding", especially given the equatorial climate they are in.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Their system includes an automatic sun-tracking device similar to an equatorial telescope mount.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The term refers to warmer-than-average waters along the equatorial Pacific that can influence weather across the globe, raising the odds of searing drought in some regions and torrential rain in others.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I wake up in love, and work my skin to darkness under the equatorial sun.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing equatorial
South America - Middle School
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