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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Because seawater expands as it becomes warmer, unusually high sea levels in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific can reveal where heat is accumulating during El Niño.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

This allows additional warm water to spread east, reinforcing the process and raising ocean temperatures and sea levels across the central and eastern Pacific.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

To view the parade, find a spot away from light pollution with a good view of the eastern horizon and let your eyes adjust to the dark for around twenty minutes.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

El Niño occurs when waters in the eastern side of the ocean become unusually warm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

There icy runoff from the eastern snowcaps meets the sun in the west, pouring into a river that feeds the glacier blue lake.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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