equatorial

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The most significant change in "cooling degree days" -- temperatures hot enough to require cooling, such as air conditioning or fans -- were projected in tropical or equatorial countries, particularly in Africa.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

For example, the researchers predicted that heat waves lasting 35 days or longer in equatorial Africa will happen 60 times more often from 2020 to 2044 than they did from 1990 to 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

The authors compared their work with imagery of Mars in the equatorial southern highlands, which is heavily cratered but also full of valley networks.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

Africa is the only continent to extend from the northern to the southern temperate zone, while also encompassing some of the world’s driest deserts, largest tropical rain forests, and highest equatorial mountains.

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